Originally Posted by
bbbean
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.
Originally Posted by
jon c.
I'm not sure there is sufficient commonality or cohesion among this diverse set of humans that it constitutes a group capable of being divided.
I agree with jon c. There are lots of people in the world who use bicycles as a means of transport. For them, bicycles are just tools to help them get around, just like cars are for most people in the US. The term "cyclist" doesn't describe those people, IMO.