That's the dumbest argument so far.

No it's not.

But let's go with it.

Those bikes and those clothes will not allow a New Yorker to go 3 miles, in the summer, on the flats, without showing up to work 2 days out of 5 looking like they just got pulled out of a tub of other people's sweat.

Those bikes and those clothes will not allow a New Yorker to go 3 miles, in the winter, on the flats, without showing up to work 2 days out of 5 looking like they didn't have enough quarters for the clothes dryer.

They're good for maybe six weeks looking professional when you get to work. Not much more. And that's IF you don't get any flats, and IF you don't have any chain problems, and IF you guessed right about what the weather was going to be and dressed perfectly when you left the house.

The article is stupid.