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It's all about the appearance, when you look at other's commuting, you'd be forgiven to think you need to wear all those cycling clothes and safety equipment just to ride 4 miles each way.
The helmet, the day-glo vest, the windbreaker, the reflective band, the little helmet light, the special shoes, the stretchy water repellant thermal trouser, the face mask, making it appear as if you need to be geeky in order to ride a bicycle.
They even wear them on hire bike, which worringly becoming a regular feature.
People like lolabelle, missmouse, poots, etc. show them all that one needn't dress like a builder to commuter.