Is cycling the new golf?

[tangentgirl]

wait, isn't golf boring and sucky? and cycling the opposite of that?

[trista]

wait, isn't golf boring and sucky? And cycling the opposite of that?

now THAT is funny

[zoom-zoom]

now THAT is funny

And true.

[Deborajen]

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.

[WindingRoad]

MAMIL --- LMAO!!!!! ROFL!!!! LOL!!!!

OMG that was friggin' hilarious!

[Crankin]

Well, I am not a fan of sports that require eye hand coordination, because I have none, but I have always seen golf as the sport of "the rulers of the world." I know that is not necessarily true, and a lot of women do play. It seems like a certain subset of "white, middle aged males" play this sport, just as a certain subset of people ride... when I think of golf, I picture guys in polo shirts and caps, usually with a gut hanging over their shorts or pants. I know this is a stereotype, but...
DJ played when we were younger, but it took up so much time away from the family, he stopped. He played tennis, too, but that stopped after he hurt his foot, had surgery to fix it, and didn't want to do anything that would interfere with riding. You know, I kind of see tennis in the same category.
Hmm, around here I would say golfers are Republicans and cyclists are Democrats. Just sayin...

[Bike Chick]

MAMIL --- LMAO!!!!! ROFL!!!! LOL!!!!

OMG that was friggin' hilarious!

Agreed! How funny!

[crazycanuck]

and..for us women..don't shoot the messenger please.

MAWILS...

No, i didn't create the acronym...have a peek at http://www.bicycles.net.au/forums/vi...mawils#p484297

[tangentgirl]

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.

My boss' head, you say? Intriguing. I'm picturing me, a nice 9-iron, and one of those ball pits for kids, filled with golf balls. If we could rig the golf balls to spurt blo...well, I digress.

[Kitsune06]

My boss' head, you say? Intriguing. I'm picturing me, a nice 9-iron, and one of those ball pits for kids, filled with golf balls. If we could rig the golf balls to spurt blo...well, I digress.

I think you might be on to something. I wonder how cheap you could get a big bucket of paintballs, a super cheap rain poncho and a whiffle ball bat for? OOOOOHHHH Ladies, I now have new birthday party plans.