More deficient?: cycling lifestyle

[shootingstar]

I hope he's just clueless and not really hostile. Eventually he'll get used to your way of life and realize that you aren't missing out. I can just about guarantee that at some point he'll think about taking a bike ride some place and he'll ask you some questions about it.

I love it when that happens but the hard part for me is not in overwhelming them with information. In my mind it's all tiny details but some of the tiny details are more important than others.

He did cycle over 10 years ago but I understand he hurt his back. Anyway, after recovery he was interested in other sports. I think he respects the fact that I do cycle often as long as it's not icy, etc.

In the past and now, even when I was volunteering regularily for cycling organizations in the past, I never really talked much at length the benefits of cycling or whatever. It was more about the trips I did in general. Then people see me often enough leaving and coming to the office in my cycling gear or occasionally see me cycling near workplace.

To me, it is enough of a message to them. Probably the clearest benefit they can see -- is how well (in their eyes) have managed my weight at my age. (Yes, this same employee jokingly thinks I'm too thin. I think he has skewed perception...but anyway.)