Following nationwide controversy in the cycling community over his remarks, Orcutt apologized and stated "[his] point was that by not driving a car, a cyclist was not necessarily having a zero-carbon footprint. In looking back, it was not a point worthy of even mentioning." In response to a petition asking for more infrastructure spending following the collapse of the I-5 bridge north of Seattle, he sent an email out saying that, "11 out of 12 sections of the bridge were still standing." Orcutt married his wife, Marcie, in 1996. They have no children. They reside in Kalama, Washington.