jonray

There are people that live near the place that I live who ride their bikes a lot. They ride their bikes to school. They ride their bikes to work. They ride them if it is hot outside. They ride them if it is cold outside. These people, who live near the place that I live, love to ride their bikes.

I, personally, do not ride a bike. It is not that I do not enjoy riding a bike. I do. It is just that my preferred mode of transportation, especially in the winter months, is the automobile. This does not bode well with these people who love to ride their bikes and they use my love of the automobile against me. Riding a bike everywhere helps conserve energy and save the environment. Your car just increases your carbon footprint, they will say aloud to me at social outings, while others are gathered around. My bike was expensive, but it was worth it to know that Im doing my part, is another thing these bike riders love to say around other people who do not ride bikes as often as they do.

By riding a bike everywhere, these people, the ones that live near the place that I live, feel like they are better than all the people who do not ride bikes. They walk their bike through parties, restaurants and classrooms and make sure we see their bike. Then, they laugh and scoff at how little we know about environmental matters. They make fun of our car payments and the fact that we bathe regularly. They pretend that they want us to get involved, take part and do as they do, but they dont.

These people that live near the place that I live and ride their bikes a lot want us to keep driving our automobiles, because if we didnt, they wouldnt feel special for riding bikes anymore. Ive been thinking about getting a bike, because I enjoy riding a bike. But, I will not ride with the people that live near the place that I live. Those people are self-righteous assholes and I do not subscribe to their personal views on bicycle ownership.