More about bikes and car culture

Why would it seem that cyclists are disproportionately obsessed with bike culture while a majority of motorists are largely apathetic to the world of classic cars, customization, car-related sports and fashion? I wonder this as I am trying to resist obsessing over bikes too much. I've reached one conclusion. That is, our society as we know it, and the infrastructure that defines it, has adapted to the needs and abilities of the automobile (i.e. it is "auto-centric"), so much so that cars are expected, lacking uniqueness, and taken for granted. For example, the phenomenon of suburbs are the result of our car culture. We can easily reverse the common analogy that arteries are the roads of our bodies and say that road are the arteries of our cities (or economy) that allow the transport of blood cell-like automobiles that carry the oxygen and nutrients (information and money) to other organs (distant communities; and in reverse, like blood flowing through veins back to the heart with waste, we bring home junk that is essentially pollution). These "arteries" have been constructed exclusively for cars, trucks, and other high-speed vehicles. In the face of all this, the cyclist that rides a bike beyond just a recreational/leisure activity is essentially a renegade. I would argue that a bit of courage is needed to bike on roadways for transportation. If we can accept that the average bike commuter has chosen to ride a bike and is part of a minority in an auto-centric society, it is easier to understand why cyclists cling to or are attracted to bike culture (art, fashion, etc.)--it's part of a sub-culture identity, from which you [get/give] validation and support [from/to] others.

For as long as I've been able to make decisions on my own, I've been drawn to sub-cultures and have been weary of the mainstream. This gets me all sorts of bothered when things like environmentalism or skateboarding or "metal-core" become absorbed by popular (pop-) culture.