Bike Snob

I'm both entertained and annoyed by NYC Bike Snob and how much attention he seems to get. Most recently, he was on a piece on NPR's All Things Considered. His point was that we should have more relaxed dress codes at work so people wouldn't be so concerned with getting sweaty on a ride to work. But what I was most impressed about is that he remains anonymous (even on NPR) because he says it allows him to be more honest. I think it allows him to be a jerk, but that's OK because it's part of the entertainment.

A quote from the NPR piece:

Smugness: You are riding your bike, you are not saving the world. You are not rescuing endangered species. You are doing something that's good for you. This is also a good thing, since if we all are healthy and happy, the world does become better. But when you get all smug about it, you totally negate that.

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