Originally Posted by
pat5319
Does anyone else dislike being called a biker?
To me and others who have been riding several decades, " biker" means a gang type on a harley
I prefer motorcyclist to biker, and cyclist to biker (when on a bicycle). That said, trying to correct others on points like that is a sisyphean task. You could go on at length about the different types of each, but the person's eyes will glaze over before you get halfway through describing your first type. They don't care, unless they're involved (or, perhaps, a social scientist or marketing person).
People assume what they are going to assume, because it is a cognitive shortcut. The same goes for easy-to-use terms. The only reason for them to do otherwise is if they know you particularly well.