Aside from your last line, I basically agree with you. I walk on sidewalks, or drive. Biking in the city is just not my thing. Conversely, I love cycling. I've

Aside from your last line, I basically agree with you. I walk on sidewalks, or drive. Biking in the city is just not my thing. Conversely, I love cycling. I've been a bike mechanic, and my wife and I ride mountain bikes all the time. to me, it's just not worth going out on the street. The mindset is somewhat like, "if I'm going to get hurt cycling, it might as well be fun, and my own fault". One point that you miss, at least in SF, is the considerable expense of having your bike stolen all the time. friends that commute either bring their bike into a dedicate secure area for work, or expect to have parts/the whole thing stolen. I used to cycle to the gym on a beater bike in a low traffic area, and when that beater bike got stolen, I gave up on any cycle commuting for anything.