Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
I suspect that the long distance bicycle commuter is a relatively rare bird in both locations. The people who post of their commuting experiences and equipment (and especially those who post about their speed and distance metrics and equipment upgrades) on the BF commuting list are hardly representative of typical US bicyclists or US commuters.
Who cares if the OP is "representative" of the population at large? I certainly don't.