Comments on: Biking is for geeks http://bicyclefreedom.com/2007/08/biking-is-for-geeks/ Ride out and meet whatever challenges you Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:47:14 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jacob http://bicyclefreedom.com/2007/08/biking-is-for-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Jacob Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:35:14 +0000 http://www.bicyclefreedom.com/2007/08/22/biking-is-for-geeks/#comment-24 Here's a relevant and interesting gem. According to an article in Business Week, Shimano recently did some research on why more Americans don't ride. "It wasn't so much that they were out of shape, or too busy or lazy," said the article. "It was because cycling had become intimidating, something for hard-core athletes who love all the technical minutiae." The article suggests that all the high-tech choices are the reason so many would-be cyclists get discouraged, and they're probably right. But the word "intimidating" is key here. How many bike riders never show up for the ride because they feel they won't be able to meet some physical standards? And do these standards even exist most of the time? Here’s a relevant and interesting gem.

According to an article in Business Week, Shimano recently did some research on why more Americans don’t ride.

“It wasn’t so much that they were out of shape, or too busy or lazy,” said the article. “It was because cycling had become intimidating, something for hard-core athletes who love all the technical minutiae.”

The article suggests that all the high-tech choices are the reason so many would-be cyclists get discouraged, and they’re probably right.

But the word “intimidating” is key here. How many bike riders never show up for the ride because they feel they won’t be able to meet some physical standards?

And do these standards even exist most of the time?

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