Originally Posted by indyfabz

It is, and it's because you apparently believe that everyone on this forum and in the U.S. views bikes firstly as means of exercise and secondly as vehicles. (Or are you advocating that false premises to stir the pot?) You also include the issue of bike value, which is independent of how one sees the primary role of a bike. What that cartoon really seems to be saying is "I drive to work because I am a bike snob who owns and expensive bike that is reserved for training.", not "I drive to work because I don't view any bike as a transportation vehicle."


I just turned 52. Last July I bought my first car for myself ever. Back in '95 I bought a car for my mom. She used it primarily and I would sometimes use it on the weekends. When some idiot kid hit it while it was parked it was over 18 years old and had just over 108K miles on it, and that was with three regular users during its life. Between '83 and '95 neither I nor anyone in my family owned a car. My current car has fewer than 2,400 miles on it. Hundreds of those miles were logged during two longish (for me) trips.


I regularly ride to work much of the year. When I don't ride to work, I walk or take public transportation. For several years, I commuted via bike-train-bike to another state three times/week in virtually all sorts of weather. I have taken three extended bike tours, including one of nearly four months across the U.S. and then some. In all, I have more than 15K miles of loaded touring under my belt. And no, I am not Danish or Dutch.


Sorry, but this thread is a total fail, whether you are trying to troll or not.


Buh bye.


P.S. I find mocking a particular choice ironic coming from someone who recently started a thread telling people to be themselves.