Marie Claire Magazine Angers Cyclist

"Ghost Rider" Sweeney, of Bike Commuters Blog, reads womens magazines, but don't hold it against him. ;-D

The other day, I was flipping through the May 2008 issue of Marie Claire magazine, and I ran across something that got my blood boiling. On the last page there’s a column called “The Opinionated Guide to May”, and in that column is a photograph of a bicycle and the caption “Bike To Work Day, Friday May 16: Arrive at Work Day, Monday May 19“…implying that it is such a long, tedious effort to ride a bike to work that one shouldn’t even bother! At least, that’s the implication I’M reading into it!

So, angry as I was, I decided to fire off a letter to the editor.

His letter, and the 27, and counting, comments to his post, is well worth reading.

My commute is 11 miles one way, and it only takes me 60 min. when using a portion of the Santa Ana River to work during the day, and a bit more when riding home at night on the street the whole way, not 3 days. ;-D

***UPDATE - 4/22***

GHOST RIDER responded, yesterday, with the following comment:

Thanks for the "linkey", Kiril...

I just want to point out that there IS a better way to handle a grievance than the snarky, angry letter I sent out to Marie Claire. 

As many of the commenters to the original article suggested, rational discourse gets listened to more than anger.

Still, sometimes it feels good to lash out and get something off your chest!

***END UPDATE***