I think this brings up another question. Who is a cyclist? What is a cyclist? How do you define it?

Webster's simply defines a cyclist as:

"One who rides a cycle."

My question is, when did the term 'cyclist' become an elitist term used to include some and exclude others?


But what do I know, I actually got pulled over by a cop on my bike and recieved a $50 ticket for riding my bike over a pedestrian bridge. The alternative was to ride over a narrow two lane bridge with constant stream of cars and semis traveling at 50mph. It was worth the $50.