I got the same impression as zoom-zoom. The author knew things I certainly didn't, and at the end explained that they ride regardless and host cyclo charities for cancer. The author is only pointing out some things we ourselves have joked about on this forum in a humorous fashion -- that the sport can make us look a little silly, that it can be frightening, etc.. I didn't once think of it as anti-cycling at all. The comments may or may not be anti-cyclist. I didn't bother to read them because they in no way reflect the views of the original author. But the article itself was good fun.