Originally Posted by
Roody
It surprises me too that people would take exception to being called cyclists or even see it as a value judgment. But I guess it doth happen.
I think there are degrees to this. In my case "taking exception" is an okay way to put it, I suppose. It's more a preference. I don't really think of myself as a "cyclist," so - while it doesn't bother me at all - I would prefer not to be introduced as one or defined that way entirely by someone else. There are things that are much more germane to my lot in life, and better descriptors of my primary interests. If it happens, I'm not going to fuss over it, but I find it a little silly, as aside from some touring it's merely a mode of transportation and an interest.