My mom is actually just the opposite, but it's my dad that's anti-bike. They can't really do anything anyways since I'm 23 and live on my own and all. When I told my mom of course she was concerned and told me to be real careful and and all that, but otherwise thought it was cool and had no problems with it. My dad, on the other hand, wasn't cool at all with it, though he took it alot better than I thought he would. I didn't tell him until 2-3 weeks after I bought the bike. When he found out he didn't really say much, but I could tell he was steaming pretty good. Since then I think he's gotten more used to it since I've had it for a bit and nothing has happened, but still everytime the subject comes up he says "I still won't get on one of those damn things, not in the traffic down here", or "well I still prefer to have a little metal around me". I say that's fine! You do your thing and I'll do mine, then we're both happy. I do understand where he's coming from and appreciate his concern so I don't argue with him or anything, even though I don't always agree. Apparently he's had a few friends killed on bikes in the past, so that's probably why he's so hesitant towards them. He did say they wrecked while showing off though, sooo.....