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Cyclist vs. bike rider
11-22-13, 05:44 PM
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Cyclist vs. bike rider
Which name do you prefer to be called? To me bike rider sounds derogatory and childish. Cyclist sounds more masculine and adult-like, so I prefer that. What about you?
11-22-13, 07:07 PM
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11-22-13, 08:09 PM
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Benders.
11-22-13, 08:11 PM
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What's the difference between a cyclist and a bike rider ??
11-22-13, 08:44 PM
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Sometimes I even go by Sag if need be....I rather be in the saddle, but sometimes you have to support...
11-23-13, 02:17 AM
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I ride both bicycles and motorcycles. Yep I love to ride anything with two or three wheels. So I'd say I'm am a bike rider.
11-23-13, 04:22 AM
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Cyclist sounds very feminine to me ... please call me a "cyclist".
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11-23-13, 11:14 AM
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"Rider"...nuff said...if you don't unnerstand you won't and I don't much care...
11-23-13, 04:57 PM
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I perfer cyclist to bike rider or biker since the later two suggest I'm on a motorcycle. However the former suggest I'm on a bicycle.
11-23-13, 06:16 PM
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Recumbentista or funny-looking-man-on-a-cool-bike.
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11-23-13, 07:36 PM
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It's a matter of semantics to me. To me, cyclist" means someone who knows what they're doing with a bike; while "bike rider" could be anybody on a bike, including some bum riding the wrong way up the road, at 4 mph in high gear.
11-23-13, 07:37 PM
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Well you have no choice, "Biker" is associated with motorcycles, we need to start call them "Mikers" and take the name back!
Clerks 2 style
Clerks 2 style
11-24-13, 12:23 AM
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What makes you think you know more about how to ride your bike your way, than "some bum" riding his bike his way? Sounds like a matter of bicyclist snobbery to me.
11-24-13, 07:05 AM
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