Originally Posted by Throwmeabone

I'm not elitist, but it's different when you see someone who looks like a commuter versus someone riding a Walmart bike. With the former you can share a sense of camaraderie, with the latter you have nothing in common because you are riding a bike because you want to and they are not necessarily.

Originally Posted by starla

I agree with this. I feel the same way when I people riding around on the sidewalk, etc. It's not the "riding on the sidewalk" thing, it's the "riding around" thing You can tell when people take their bikes seriously and when they don't. Even people on bikes don't necessarily get "cyclists." YMMV, of course.