Originally Posted by crhilton

Huh, I was talking to a guy on NPR comments who had that attitude (bikes are a religion). I was pretty lost about where he was coming from. He was quite certain that people ride bikes to save the environment. I tried to assure him that people who do that quit and buy a Prius more often than not.
I don't think I know anybody that rides for the environment. If they mention it it comes after "stay in shape," "save money," and "I like it."

He was pretty impossible to deal with. He asserted, roughly, that riding was moralistic, and therefore evil. I tried to explain to him that he was moralizing while accusing people of moralizing, but that was lost on him.