Originally Posted by pletcgm
I had a really good one last week! I was commuting to work and came up on the last stop light. The driver in the car beside me rolled his window down and told me that he sees me all the time on a bicycle coming to work.
I responded by telling him that "I just bought a brand new MB C240 a week ago and I am commuting to work so that I don't become a fat-a$$ like you are sitting in the vehicle! By the way, come back to me when you have a truck that is more expensive than my bicycle!" He wasn't too appreciative of that remark!
Unfortunately you choose a "me need to feel good" response instead of a "me need to enlighten fellow commuter" response.
1. bike commuters are a micro presense. Whatever we all can do to promote safe bike commuting helps us all.
2. the goal should be to open a dialog to the benefits of biking.
I am never good when put on the spot like that, but a response that might cause your regular fellow commuter to rethink his position might be something along these lines:
"You're right. Managing money is important. I find time is harder to manage so I combine my commute and workout times. Pretty good Health club fees, right?"
Others may have better alternative responses. If you tried your approach here, you might very quickly find yourself under the wheels of a cowboy truck. Just so you know.
Hi 'o