Here's my humble take on these things. Most of long time non-cycling friends don't get it, but they accept that I continue to need to do these things (cycle, gym, active vacations, hike, etc). The one that pisses me off is constantly telling me how she "used" to hike, climb mountains in Europe, etc. She plays tennis, but like a little old lady. She looked like she was in good shape until a couple of years ago, but now, it's all gone to pot. She can't go on a walk without huffing and puffing and complaining about her hot flashes. I spend a lot more time with my husband and another couple who ride and are as obsessive as we are. We also are obsessive about food and going out to eat, so we keep exercising! The people my age at work don't get it and never will. They didn't get it 20 years ago, either, when I was teaching aerobics and making sure i got a babysitter every week so my husband and I could go out without the kids (different workplace, same complaining type of females). Now that my school has mostly younger teachers, a lot of them get it. They tell me I'm a role model.
As for the mom waiting in the driveway with a car, don't get me started... When we moved to our last house, my kids were in 5th and 7th grade. We lived on a cul de sac, 2 houses from the connecting street, where the bus stopped. We were the only ones who did not sit in the car with our kids (in high school, no less!) in bad weather, or at any time. We gave them umbrellas and made sure they had snow hats... several times the other mothers made my kids sit their cars while waiting for the bus. Sometimes I watched from my window, and other times i drove right by, on my way to work. They also had to shovel their car out on snowy mornings when they started driving (the other parents did it for their kids). What is wrong with these people? My husbnd said that in our new neighborhood there are cars lined up by the high school bus stop every morning.