Excellent comparisons and point. Of the millions of American bicyclists out there, there are few billion that don't, won't or can't ride bikes for whatever reason. It is a luxury and it seems the more money the bike costs, the more the rider wants US to give them a place to ride it...
This has always been an unenjoyable thing for me to toss around in my mind, as you may have gleaned from my posts, I DO enjoy bike trails and am an advocate.
I love Sirloin Steak too, but if I am in debt, I am eating hamburger, or mac and cheese if hamburger is too expensive. And I definitely am not buying a new car or swimming pool until I am out of debt...