I'm not sure why, but for some reason being on a bicycle seems to give a person a huge amount of credibility regarding local area knowledge.
I've written before about being approached by people not familiar to the local area. But the other day a European-sounding guy walked straight past 3 other people to ask me for directions - while i was standing with my bike waiting to cross an intersection.
Don't get me wrong, helping people out during my journey is a buzz (especially when a stranger picks me out as the most likely to be of help). But i still wonder why owning a bicycle brings with it such an amount of street-cred. Any thoughts?
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