Originally Posted by
caloso
Good point. I also notice that bike dogmatism creeps in even among commuters, such that you'll read posts in this forum declaring that you can't be a real commuter unless your bike has fenders and racks. When in fact, any bike that gets ridden to work is by definition a commuting bike and the ethos should be "do what works for you."
Yes, I find the dogmatism silly.
If you are using a bicycle to tour your local neighborhood on a Sunday afternoon, as fare as I am concerned, you are doing the same thing as someone coming from 500 miles away.
If you are enjoying a spirited ride using Strava, how can someone seriously say you are not a road cyclists?
If you are going to the grocery on your carbon fiber using a back pack to haul the beer back to watch March Madness, how are you not commuting?