Bike friendly hobbies

[G3CWI]

that's interesting. What does amateur radio involve? are you listening or transmitting?

I transmit and receive. I take part in an award programme called Summits on the Air and it can fit quite well with cycling and hill walking. It's a lot of fun and adds a whole new dimension to these hobbies.

http://www.sota.org.uk
http://rsgb.org/main/what-is-amateur-radio/

 

[snorri]

Though I would call this a hobby:

I spotted what you did there.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I spotted what you did there.

Eyes like a hawk, you have...

 

[rich p]

Birdwatching, butterfly and wild flower spotting for me. Especially overseas.

 

[Dave Davenport]

Birdwatching, butterfly and wild flower spotting for me. Especially overseas.

Well as much as you can squeeze in between the drinking at any rate

 

[frank9755]

I've got three:
If there's time, ride a bit further,
Eat more meals,
Beer-tasting.

 

[Saluki]

I wouldn't quite call it a hobby*, but bird watching goes well with cycling. I've only got a pair of cheap and heavy binoculars so I rarely carry them around with me but it's surprising how easily bird song and calls cut through the noise of traffic and wind. And it's usually very easy to stop quickly and have a listen and a look. Quiet riverside paths are ideal and they perfectly suit my hill climbing abilities .

*Though I would call this a hobby:

Wow!! Are you Manimal?

 

[Saluki]

I go geocaching and cycling at the same time occasionally.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Racing and Bike Cleaning

 

[rich p]

Racing and Bike Cleaning

I sometimes race my missus up a hill on a loaded tourer but I never wash the bike

 

[BigonaBianchi]

fishing

 

[annedonnelly]

I wouldn't quite call it a hobby*, but bird watching goes well with cycling. I've only got a pair of cheap and heavy binoculars so I rarely carry them around with me but it's surprising how easily bird song and calls cut through the noise of traffic and wind. And it's usually very easy to stop quickly and have a listen and a look. Quiet riverside paths are ideal and they perfectly suit my hill climbing abilities .

I was lucky enough to get a good lightweight pair of binoculars cheap especially so I could take them on the bike - tho' when I see something interesting I have usually forgotten them!

 

[rich p]

I was lucky enough to get a good lightweight pair of binoculars cheap especially so I could take them on the bike - tho' when I see something interesting I have usually forgotten them!

I carry my ridiculously heavy and expensive bins with me. Sometimes I curse the weight but it usually pays off. Highlights in Portugal were hoopoe, montagu's harrier and azure winged magpie...

 

[CopperBrompton]

Do eating steak and drinking Pinot Noir count as hobbies?

I of course bring a tonne of ebooks. I don't carry a real camera but do take iPhone snaps and video for a blog.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Part of my initial impetus for taking up cycling, besides losing weight, was to get to better locations for photography, locations you would miss going by in an automobile. Now, much of my photography seems to be cycling related. This is how people become permanently confused. Even others. I once, on a ride, heard two other folks arguing over whether I was the "Great Big Photography Store Guy"or "The Cycling Guy"