The transportation cyclist is considered too broke to afford an "inexpensive" motorcar or even public transit. Furthermore, these folks are considered strange and there may be some truth to this as only the homeless tend to make up the majority of the utility cyclist in urban areas.

The good news, you're starting to see a trend for every major bicycle manufacturer is building a "Dutch" bike of some sort. However, none of these bikes receive any kind of marketing other than a page in Bicycling. In other words, the marketing is still focused on the same crowd hoping those with Lance Amstrong Specials will go out and become transportation cyclists. They have no desire to capture or discover new markets.