Where have all the cyclists gone?

[snorri]

I sometimes see another cyclist when I'm out on the bike, two if I stay out long enough.

 

[Levo-Lon]

my son in law asked me if i wanted a 40 miler at 11,55 am , i was gardening, he ignored my texting for a ride at 7 am..so its a 50% drop in this house

 

[bigjim]

Haven't you heard? Golf is the new cycling!

Actually, I might have made that up. TBH, I haven't noticed much of a change locally. Perhaps because of the climate, there never really were that many cyclists in the first place. On my recent trip to Lands End (on a motorbike) I did notice just how many more cyclists there were on the roads in the less cold, wet, and windy parts of the country.

Plenty round here. There does seem to be a lot less motorbikes about though. Thinking of sellling mine this year.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Plenty round here. There does seem to be a lot less motorbikes about though. Thinking of sellling mine this year.

Motorcycling has died on it's backside in recent years. Seeing a bike on the roads is a fairly rare sight compared to a decade ago and countless dealerships have gone to the wall.

 

[Will Spin]

There seem to be more and more around here (Southdowns National Park area). 20 "flybys" on my strava this morning during a 20 mile ride.

 

[Apollonius]

Could it be that they are all wearing "high viz" (sic) and thus cannot be seen against the bright yellow colours of early spring?

 

[StuAff]

Did a century today, to Salisbury and back. Loads of riders out, everything from TT bikes and full Rapha kit to mums and dads with youngsters in tow, plus every kind of cyclist in between.

 

[xzenonuk]

seen loads on thursday, i stopped up the big hill from the miller and carter steakhouse near queensferry and about 10 or 12 must of passed me, hehe half of them asked if i was ok as well in the space of 10 minutes.

they must of felt sorry for the fat guy in trackies, t-shirt and high vis vest looking knackered, it was my first stop since princess street and i didn't want a rest before the big hill, would rather rest with it behind me lol

 

[screenman]

Loads around here, New clubs starting up and the old one's getting more members.

 

[delb0y]

100% drop in this house-hold recently. Decorating, gardening, back and forth to the tip, and much more of the same to come. What happened to the halcyon days of winter when there was nothing else to do but cycle?

 

[PlanB]

Plenty round here. There does seem to be a lot less motorbikes about though. Thinking of sellling mine this year.

My motorbike has been SORN since last September with no plans as yet to put it on the road.
Just no fun anymore .... bores the tits off me riding within the limits these days to be honest.
May just sell mine this year also?

Much rather get the push bike out these days and feel alive!

Getting back on topic;
I think the longer the layoff from cycling (many don't do bad weather) the harder that first ride is - I think we have all paced around the house muttering "c'mon ya fat b@stad" trying to get motivated after 6 weeks off the bike.

 

[si_c]

Loads this last week, the previous few weeks, definitely down on what I would expect for spring, but then the weather has been foul.

 

[Slick]

Much the same in my area, numbers have been pretty steady throughout the winter with an explosion of colours last Sunday morning when the sun came out.

 

[Johnno260]

Plenty round here still, shame the obnoxious group still cycles out, one guy always passes comment I wear last years kit.....

Still he shuts his mouth when last years kit passes him on a climb still! mmwaahhh

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

They've all come to try out the hill outside of Hood Green where the Tour de Yorkshire is going. It's also a countryside back way into Barnsley frequented by adrenaline junkie one handed driving asswipes in SUVs.