Anyone make fun of you?

[tennisgirl43]

My husband works at a papermill that's about a 10 mile bike ride from our house. Occasionally, he'll cycle to work and is ridiculed mercilessly. Of course, those who ridicule him are overweight and in bad health, and he is 5'8" tall, 150 lbs....hmmmm.....

He gets remarks like "Why are you trying to lose weight? You're skinny already" (He's not trying to lose weight) He generally tells them it's about his health. But still, he gets a lot of negative comments.

My 10 year old son just started riding his bike to school - less than a mile from us. He was afraid of being teased about wearing his helmet b/c "no one else ever does". Fortunately, the example of my hubby and me ALWAYS wearing our helmets, and telling him that pro cyclists always wear them, too, helped convince him. Oh, and telling him that actually, in Georgia it's a law for kids to wear a helmet and all those kids who aren't are breaking the law...he's all about being "legal" lol!!

Anyway, they get made fun of, but they keep cycling. So, good for them!

[surgtech1956]

Yes, I'm the ODD(or strange) one in my department at work, imagine what out of 60 people. Lets see, because, I ride a bike, kayak, do woodworking, have 7 cats & 2 dogs, ride a motorcycle and I'm gay. I guess I'm use to it, doesn't bother me, I do my own thing and I'm my own person.

[Susan126]

Quite the opposite concerning my family. My sisters were always amazed, jealous, in awe and now one and now the other bought bikes and are trying to get into cycling. I am now getting emails, phone calls, and messages on my home phone, cell phone, and computer on subjects as varied as "saddles", "what type of bike is right for me", "how do I find good roads/trails in my area", "how do you work up to 20, 30, 50, 100 miles", "when you come visit me we will have to go riding together", and from my sister in Iowa . . . maybe some day we could do the RAGRAI together! What have I created?!!!