The rollercoaster of cycling popularity

[the_mikey]

Pandemic cycling was all about leisure. Something fun to do during lockdown while the sun is shining.

Fuel prices/shortages would drive utility cycling which is way more difficult and requires secure places to lock bikes, carrying capacity, the need to ride in locations that aren't nice, the need to do it when the weather isn't ideal and so on. That's a much harder sell.

This is why I seldom cycle to work, cycling during the rush hour is unpleasant, and there's no safe, secure or dry place to park a bicycle when I get there.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Do they? Odd, I've never seen that.

The price is an exaggeration
but if you look at the Cycling press then the price of a very basic bike seems very high

But the average person thinking of starting doesn;t read the Cycling press - they are more likely to look in Halfords

As far as danger goes the press do make it look terribly dangerous

the only time it bike are mentioned is
a) someone was killed or close to it
b) someone ona "bike" has done something bad 9actually an electric motorbike normally)
or
c) someone is moaning about cyclits taking too much of the road etc etc and people are say they are all like (b) and/or should be banned

 

[katiewlx]

Anyone considering buying a bike will find that out in about 5 seconds.

Id hope so, but I often seem to spend much of my time when evangelising the benefits of cycling to colleagues at work making that very point, my last bike cost just under £500, theyre all convinced bikes cost more than £1000 and "proper bikes" cost thousands

 

[Webbo2]

Id hope so, but I often seem to spend much of my time when evangelising the benefits of cycling to colleagues at work making that very point, my last bike cost just under £500, theyre all convinced bikes cost more than £1000 and "proper bikes" cost thousands

Having gone to our local bike shop( Big Bear bikes) last week for a pop up charity cafe and had a wander around only to see a Trek bike on sale £12,000 they might not be that wrong.