pdxcyclist

I agree, but bicycling as a "recreational activity" is becoming a killer argument. Where I work, there's been a definite increase in the number of us cycling to work (all three of us in my office, for example). The reason isn't gas prices-- it's the need for exercise twice a day. I believe there is a growing awareness of the obesity problem and fitness problem, and those of us on the road bike commuting every day are planting seeds in the minds of others. "Hey, I can get exercise every day just doing that, and heck he's even doing it in the rain."

Maybe we'll never get out of single digits percentage-wise, but every rider counts as far as I'm concerned.