Originally Posted by
bbbean
The indigent folks who can't afford a car and ride down my road picking up cans are also cyclists. The guy who got his 3rd DUI and rides a bike to work is a cyclist. Grandma and Grandpa riding rental bikes at the beach are cyclists. Pee Wee Herman is a cyclist, as is the wicked with of the West and Mr Bean (no relation).
I don't want to come off as anti-semantic, but this sort of bickering just divides people who would otherwise share an interest in using a fairly common machine.
You are free to use the word as you see fit. Nowhere did I indicate my definition was anything other than my opinion about the way I choose to apply it. Nor did I dictate how other people need to define it.
Pee Wee was a "cyclist" (my definition). His passion for his bike was quite evident.
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