heh - reminds me of when a large sports centre here opened a couple of years back, housing a regular gym, spinning classes, indoor golf simulators and Oslo's largest climbing gym. And a pleasant cafe/restaurant. I got hell from the owner of the restaurant for locking my bike up to a pole near the entrance, not blocking it in any way. "I have customers coming here you know! This is a RESTAURANT, not a parking lot!"
He was so nuts I just moved my bike and didn't make a fuss, but I wonder at what point it dawned on him that most of his beloved customers were liable to come from the sports centre, and a large fraction of those rode bikes. Some people just have strange ideas, like all cyclists are these poor hobos existing on the fringe of society.
Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin
1995 Kona Cinder Cone commuterFrankenbike/Selle Italia SLR Lady Gel Flow
2008 white Nakamura Summit Custom mtb/Terry Falcon X
2000 Schwinn Fastback Comp road bike/Specialized Jett