Is cycling cool?

[Over The Hill]

I cannot be cool as my kids refuse to do it. They will now not be seen dead on a bike since becoming teenagers even if it means a 30 minute walk instead of a five minute cycle ride or waiting for a bus.

In the real world the only role models for cycing are oddball politicians, old men in lycra and hippie gardener Alys Fowler.

 

[Sittingduck]

1 in every 3 bikes sold in the UK is an Apollo

My son thinks my touring bike is seriously un-cool but my Cannondale MTB is very cool

Simon

That can't be right. Can it?

 

[ChrisBD]

I cannot be cool as my kids refuse to do it. They will now not be seen dead on a bike since becoming teenagers even if it means a 30 minute walk instead of a five minute cycle ride or waiting for a bus.

In the real world the only role models for cycing are oddball politicians, old men in lycra and hippie gardener Alys Fowler.

............and dope fueled trwglets in lycra!

Cycling as a sport I guess is quite cool; but when one looks at the "lifestyle" cycling, communting, touring etc I guess to many that is not seen as cool; but a bit weird......

 

[summerdays]

at minus 6 it was cool on this morning, and very interesting

Are you seriously saying that was this morning ... if so what is it like in winter time

 

[darkstar]

I cannot be cool as my kids refuse to do it. They will now not be seen dead on a bike since becoming teenagers even if it means a 30 minute walk instead of a five minute cycle ride or waiting for a bus.

In the real world the only role models for cycing are oddball politicians, old men in lycra and hippie gardener Alys Fowler.

Take them to watch a World Cup downhill MtB event, Steve Pete will blow their minds. Or stick on a freestyle MtB video, or show them Crankworks in Whistler, then ask them who's cool. If their only view of cycling is old codger tootling about on rusty hybrids that awful!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I cannot be cool as my kids refuse to do it. They will now not be seen dead on a bike since becoming teenagers even if it means a 30 minute walk instead of a five minute cycle ride or waiting for a bus.

In the real world the only role models for cycing are oddball politicians, old men in lycra and hippie gardener Alys Fowler.

Just show them Chris Hoy with his 'Hulk' thighs!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

It's swimming against the tide that sometimes makes cycling all the more appealing.

Cool no thanks.

Yes, I think it is cool. To me, anything that is a bit wierd and not mainstream is cool.

I have long been highly suspicious of most things that are hugely popular, so I'll cycle, but only if it's cool in a non cool way!

then going cycle camping for two weeks in Britain instead of sitting on a hot beach in Spain is the height of wierdness to many.

Tell them you are going to the Shetlands and they will look at you as though you have grown 2 heads. The loosers!!

Just losers who can't afford a car.

Most of us are loosers, yes. Loosers of weight that is! (I'm not though). Seriously though, I'm often GLAD I don't drive as the cost alone must be bloody ridiculous, making THEM the REAL loosers!

My children claim I am the most un-cool person on the planet (and I have to agree with them) and I like cycling so it cannot possibly be 'cool.'

Ahem! they obviously have never met ME then!!