Originally Posted by
closetbiker
there still is a large segment of the population that complains about what is good for them
I think this statement is the crux of the problem. Takes a bit of moxie for you to decide what is good for someone else, don't you think?
Hate to tell you, but the people arguing with you
don't agree with you. Your conversations will never progress until you understand that. They don't use bikes as transportation, from the sounds of things very few people they know do either, so they don't see bikes as "good for them". They only see them as a further impediment on their commute to work.