The first amendment works both ways, bub. He's free to express his silly, ignorant, uninformed, idiotic opinion. And the rest of us are free to flame him for it.
And no, I don't own (or lease) an SUV of any sort. Though I've occasionally rented one when on business travel. The sort of travel I do, it's often necessary. But for personal use, my Ranger is much more practical.
And I own a bike, too. It has its uses, among which getting to work every day is not.
And so can you.