Originally Posted by bentstrider
Is there anyone in here that has the feeling they're the only bike commuter in their immediate area?
I feel I am all the time.
But, it's a pretty good feeling, sailing out among the seas of cars all over the road.
I actually feel like I'm dominant over all of them.
With decades of cyclocommuting experience, I can tell you that the feeling is always there. In the summer (late May and early June) I see a few more people but when winter gets here, all I hear is the wolves howling in the wilderness
Except on Bike-to-Work Day (Denver's is a month late because it used to rain buckets in May), then it's like going to church at Easter and Christmas. Everybody gets out their bike and is just as pious as hell! They get to feel good about doing something for the environment, they get rewards for doing a ride one day a year, and us suckers who do this day in and day out have to keep from running them down
And then, because they all rode in on their bikes, they all leave early because they are tired. Poor babies.
I hate Bike-to-Work Day!