@realSiegfried and @MarkBrigham mentioned a question by @Trailanderror

@realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @ascentale
#bikenite A5:
It depends on the circumstances. When someone is asking the question as if they want to know my profession, rather than saying I'm retired, I say that I am a " full-time recreational cyclist."
In an advocacy role I am a person who travels via a bicycle. I sometimes get called an "avid cyclist" (most recently by the local press) but avoid that if I can.

@ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite A5: honestly I've kind of struggled with it because too many options sound like motorcycle. I do say "Bike first," sometimes.

#BikeNite

@josh @ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite #bikenite a5 Upon due consideration... "Devoted cyclist" is what I opted for when somebody suggested "serious cyclist."
Devoted steers away from the competitive spin on things.
That said, usually I'm just Sue JOnes. It doesn't take much to be a local character in Illinois

@MartyCormack @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @ascentale
It's funny how "avid cyclist" connotes "Has an agenda that won't take other folks into account." #bikenite

@ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite transport cyclist.

Or "everywhere all the time" cyclist, because a lot of the cyclists I know are either recreational or commuter cyclists who default to cars outside of the niche they cycle in.

#BikeTooter #BikeNite

@realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @ascentale A5) Old man on a bicycle. #BikeNite

@silvermoon82 @ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite oh, and if I'm ever round serious cyclists I call myself an unserious cyclist or a lighthearted cyclist.

#BikeNite

@realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @ascentale @lopta
#bikenite I was given a t shirt that says that.

@ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite A5. Analogue biker, so as not to be confused with motorcyclists. Riding can be rough where I am, and folx are considered unstable/wild for doing it. IMHO 'cycling' implies a level of civility and healthiness I don't often see.

@realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @ascentale @MartyCormack I'd wear that with pride. #BikeNite

@realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @ascentale @lopta
#bikenite I think if I was going to have a self deprecating salutation, it would be "old fart on a bike."

@ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite

A5. Different ways depending on the situation. Usually bicyclist. Sometimes utilitarian cyclist. Slow roller. Clydesdale. Heavy bicyclist.

If someone asks if I'm a cyclist, I'll answer yes.

#BikeNite

@ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite

A5. Most of the time, I just refer to myself as a person who rides a bicycle. On other occasions, I do call myself a randonneuse, but mostly just when talking to people who know what that is already.

@ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite A5. I've started using cyclist more, but still only if I'm talking about bikes. I'm trying to not be too single dimensional

#BikeNite

@ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite

A5b. I pointed out at my first Bicycle and Safety Committee decades ago, that "Bicycle" should replace most uses of "Cycle" and "Bike" because people generally thought of motorcycle with those terms. I found out later some people in the Cycling club weren't too happy about my comment.

#BikeNite

@realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite A5. I don't have a great answer. "People riding bikes" or similar is probably what I use the most but it is a lot more syllables. So "person who rides a bike"?

It's weird to hear how you are perceived sometimes. There's a protected lane I sometimes ride and there are often people walking in it. I try to be as polite as possible while letting them know I'm riding, which usually involves a bell ding or a "hello".. or if in the evening, they might see a headlight.

Usually if they're trying to get someone else out of the way, they say "watch out, biker" or "watch out, bike". Feels a little weird to be referred to as the object you are riding on but I guess I get it, and I'd refer to a car the same way.

#BikeNite

@cainmark @ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite I've definitely found that with "bike", but mostly online. I don't know if I've ever heard "cycle" refer to motorcycles before.

@ascentale @realSiegfried @bikenite @ai6yr @Trailanderror I tend to ride No Lycra Events.

@ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite a5. I don't often talk about myself. I try to avoid cyclist, but still fall back to that a fair bit. Person who cycles or bike commuter or bike rider. I will say I'm pretty into riding, bicycles, and how they can make cities better.
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@ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite #BikeNite A5. Cyclist or bicyclist or bicycle rider.

I don't usually get more specific, unless it's necessary. But, in conversation, I'm actually more likely to say something like, "I ride a bicycle," or, "I've been car-free for over 4.5 years, so far."

Only in bike circles will I feel it necessary to say, "I am a transportation cyclist," to distinguish myself from recreational cyclists, as someone who rides every day, year round.