Quote Originally Posted by tangentgirl View Post
wait, isn't golf boring and sucky? and cycling the opposite of that?
Are you kidding? It's great to smash a golf ball, pretending it's your boss' head! (Just kidding - I'm not really a violent person.) But I love golf - usually. It really tests you mentally. Cycling is more of a physical challenge.

Back to the original question, around here, I would have to say no. Cycling gained in popularity after Lance Armstrong, but it's never really taken off enough to compete with golf as the thing to do. I work for a group of 7 doctors and one is a golfer and another is a cyclist. The golfer is somewhat competitive but he's very social with his golf. He plays in friendly tournaments with his peers, plays golf while discussing work and business, etc. The cyclist is an egomaniac. He's a racer, seldom talks about riding except to brag that he beat x number of people over the weekend, etc.

That's pretty much the story all around. Besides at work, some people ride but lots of people play golf. The city is trying to become more cycling-friendly so it may change, but cycling isn't the new golf here - not yet.