I'm 46 years old. I've been riding bikes my whole life. I learned how to drive a car one year and eleven months ago. Didn't even know how to turn one on before that.
I do have a car now (a $500 beater), which is my primary commuter between November and April, but the bike never truly gets garaged. If it's clear and dry, regardless of temperature, out she comes.
Before getting the car, I would ride my bike all year, even in snow conditions, although never particularly far. However, in my last winter riding season before getting the car I threw my old XT250 away in icy corners just a few too many times. The poor old girl was pretty beat up. I like the RE just a little too much to give her that treatment.
I was joking about the sixth gear. No matter what bike I've had (this is my fifteenth, I think), I always forget what gear I'm in and go looking for the next one, even when it's not there.