I just heard on the radio that 1 in 4 people can't ride a bike. If this is true I reckon it's a generational thing as when I were a youngling most of us rode bikes but now you hardly see it.
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"I just heard on the radio that 1 in 4 people can't ride a bike. If this is true I reckon it's a generational thing as when I were a youngling most of us rode bikes but now you hardly see it.
Thoughts?"
As always, info source is important, and the exact nature of the stat |
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In our days if you wanted to talk to a friend you had to go and see them so you got on your bicycle. Now everyone is on their phones so don't need to go out. |
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By * WillisMan
over a year ago
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"I just heard on the radio that 1 in 4 people can't ride a bike. If this is true I reckon it's a generational thing as when I were a youngling most of us rode bikes but now you hardly see it.
Thoughts?"
Insert Maury Provich voice: London and Cambridge determined that was a lie |
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Bikes are expensive. With public transport and online communication they're less of a necessity and more of a luxury item. If your stats are UK specific they are likely contributing factors. What were the numbers previously?
Worldwide I wouldn't be surprised by that figure. |
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I used to work in a bike shop and Christmas time every year was manic. Often a kids big Christmas present was a bike.
A friend of mine owns a bike shop. He says it actually goes a little quiet over the Christmas period now. Kids all want Play Stations and phones. Sad times. |
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"I used to work in a bike shop and Christmas time every year was manic. Often a kids big Christmas present was a bike.
A friend of mine owns a bike shop. He says it actually goes a little quiet over the Christmas period now. Kids all want Play Stations and phones. Sad times. "
Flip side … the dads now buy bikes, and spend a lot more on them |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
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"Hardly see it? Try living where I do, can't drive anywhere without the lycra clad brigade holding you up.
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Cambridge is the worse, no Lycra but bikes outnumber cars, mums with newborns in baskets on the front is quite common. |
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I can't ride a bike.
Actually I can ride a bike as long as I don't need to go any further than 3 metres. I've got terrible balance so that's when I normally fall off, but those 3 metres are ridden with verve and panache. |
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Their loss tho. Pedlin can be one of the finer things in life 
