I second that! I am an overweight guy, not your typical "Bay Area Fundamentalist Cyclist". I started biking to lose some weight, but mostly because I am truly c

I second that! I am an overweight guy, not your typical "Bay Area Fundamentalist Cyclist". I started biking to lose some weight, but mostly because I am truly concerned about the environment and I thought that would help. The "looked down" is not even so much the issue. I actually got yelled at several times, intimidated, and actually ran over by other cyclists who thing they are Lance Armstrong or something. Close to the place where I lived (in Mountain View) there was a creek, and I was tired to hear other cyclists yelling "get off the way". And, you know, I am not really a slow rider and I really make sure to keep the left side clear. When I got ran over was some guy who had plenty of space to pass me by, but didn't want to wait to get back to the track and actually PUSHED me with his hands. I am dead serious. Then I moved to China... Bicycles are TRULY ubiquitous here, and everyone uses it, from all ages and societal classes. If the US wants to get serious about alternative forms of transportation, these elitists must need to change their attitude.