Originally Posted by
FBinNY
Have it your way on the question of stereotyping.
In any case, nobody (certainly not me) is asking for an apology.
This is a forum, you post what you think, I post what I think, others post what they think, and readers draw their own conclusions. No apology is needed for saying what you think. Not ever, IMO.
Anyway, I'd be curious to know where the OP is from to have a better idea of that region's attitude toward cyclists. I just came from visiting my kids out in Palm Springs, CA and I commented to a local out there about all the painted bike lanes on the roadways. His response was "Yeah, that's how all the gay guys get around" -- and he said it as if anyone on the street in Palm Springs would concur. This idiot is a successful surgeon, so that goes to show how disdain for cyclists crosses all educational and economical boundaries.