Rara Avis
Originally Posted by
no motor?
In the 10+ years I've been bike commuting it's been pretty rare for me to come in contact with other riders. I've seen others out riding before, but they were usually going in different directions and in the course of a week I'll see a handful of others riders. It's usually me and the cars/geese/old people shuffling down the bike path etc....
But last night as I was waiting at this light (and I usually do end up waiting there) another bicyclist rode up and stopped next to me. I can't remember the last time that happened, and to make it even rarer the other rider was even an attractive woman.
It may be another 10+ years until that happens again!
Originally Posted by
mcours2006
Same here.
I rarely see other cyclists on my route, let alone attractive ones, let alone women.
Originally Posted by
RoadKill
After 10 years of commuting 2-3 days per week I think I average less than twice a year where I line up at the light with another cyclist, almost always a roadie guy.
Probably have only lined up with a commuter 1-2 times through all that.
I previously posted about about the active persons I encounter on my early AM weekday commute on the streets and MUPS:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
I have on occasion posted this observation about gender specific exercise from my early morning commute (~6-7AM) from downtown Boston to a suburb:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
... on my daily commute, it seems that female joggers outnumber males by a large margin, at least 5 to 1, if not as high as 10 to 1.
Among the cycling commuters that I see I would say the men outnumber the women by a greater ratio, [at least 5 to 1, if not as high as 10 to 1] though in much fewer numbers, maybe about one cyclist for every 40-50 runners.
My estimates of joggers and cyclists are a general observation made
over the seasons, though I do “guesstimate” the gender during the cold weather.
Last edited by Jim from Boston; 09-29-18 at 07:44 AM.