Originally Posted by
Papa Tom
I think (actually, I'm pretty sure) that when these people see a physically-fit, decked-out rider on what looks like an expensive bike (which is how ALL riders and bikes look to those who don't know better), they see the self-loving, financially successful person they want to be and they immediately go into envy mode, which almost always turns ugly in the end.
There's usually no other bikes on the road when I commute to work on this wearing my highway safety vest:
When it's 20 degrees out I'm pretty sure no motorist sees me as a "financially successful person decked out on an expensive bike that they want to be".
