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Are We Dorks?
Maybe we've all been looking at this from the wrong perspective?
Rather than do the equivalent of talking about "going on a diet" (restriction based thinking) and staying legal, maybe we need to look at how the "real world" views us?
The "real world" sees people on bicycles as "Dorks" unless you wear all the fancy bicycle racing gear and look like you are training for something. If you look like you are training for an Ironman Triathlon then at least people see that as some recognizable thing to be doing.
Ride a regular bike with regular clothes? Kinda dorky. (must have a DUI)
Ride a regular bike with a motor attached? Really dorky.
Ride a regular bike with a motor and pretend to be a chopper? Super dweeb?
Ride a regular bike with a motor and pretend to be a road racer? Strange... does it go fast? If not, then that's dorky.
...I think the real question should be:
"Are we okay with being dorky on our motorized bikes?"
Maybe we just need to embrace our "inner nerd"?
(one has to admit that the world sees us as less than the more advanced categories like motorcycles)