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Originally Posted by jmecklenborg
Those people aren't riding anymore.
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and you know this how? you've done the necessary polls/studies?
far more likely, you're just making shit up to fit your little manufactured outrage narrative.
"goddamn THOSE people, why don't they ride the kind of bikes that I want them to ride?"
FWIW, i still see PLENTY of people riding fixies and vintage 10 speeds here in chicago (along with every other style of bike under the sun).
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Originally Posted by jmecklenborg
there is definitely a difference between a "bicyclist" and a "dude on a bike".
Is a homeless guy walking around his circa-1992 Murray mountain bike a "bicyclist"?
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by definition, anyone riding a bicycle is a bicyclist.
doesn't matter if it's a $5,000 Cervelo or a $50 '90s walmart BSO.
similar to how anyone driving a car is a car driver. doesn't matter if it's a Kia or a Bugatti.
to differentiate between regular bicyclists and those who take a particularly strong interest in the endeavor, the word "cyclist" is most often used.
likewise with cars, to differentiate between regular car drivers and those who take a particularly strong interest in the endeavor, the words "car enthusiast" or "gearhead" are most often used.
just ride!
the rest is BS.