They pretend to not see the irony of saying that riding a bike is elitist.
The bike you can get cheap and ride free forever, with maintenance you can do or get done for little, that doesn't require license or insurance, and that anyone any age can use.
But it's not elitist to require everyone to own a much more expensive car, with yearly insurance and maintenance costs, that you pay heaps to run and that may kill you and those around you if you ever make a mistake.