Biking vs. Cycling. Which do you prefer?
03-13-13, 05:06 PM
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Biking vs. Cycling. Which do you prefer?
I personally prefer cycling as it makes me feel like a professional 
But really, in my opinion, cycling is more specific a word than biking.
But really, in my opinion, cycling is more specific a word than biking.
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I say both depending on the audience. I'm more prone to say biking around people I know because they know I ride and get what I mean. But I tend to say cycling or bicycling around people who may not know I ride as a lot of people think I'm talking about a motorcycle if I say things like bike or biking.
03-13-13, 08:52 PM
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when someone says bikers i get the impresseion they are occasional riders.
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I rolled up to a red light one time with three guys on Harleys in front of me--two ahead side by side and one in back at the #3 position. I rolled into #4 position along side of #3. He looked over at me and I twisted my handlebar like I was revving my engine. He laughed. I was a biker that day.
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Velocipeding
"Biking" has been appropriated by motorciclists!
"Cycling" sounds too much like I'm one'a them guise who buys $400 carbon handlebars and uses a power meter....
"Fredulating" seems appropriate...but I don't think most would know what it means- so I usually just say "riding my bike", or to those who know me, I say "velocipeding"- my personal favorite.
I move that we make "velocipeding" the official term!
"Cycling" sounds too much like I'm one'a them guise who buys $400 carbon handlebars and uses a power meter....
"Fredulating" seems appropriate...but I don't think most would know what it means- so I usually just say "riding my bike", or to those who know me, I say "velocipeding"- my personal favorite.
I move that we make "velocipeding" the official term!
03-13-13, 10:20 PM
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"Cycling", to me, only applies to the road bike - lycra thing. Riding a hybrid around your neighborhood, or mountain biking, or a tri bike... not cycling. If you don't worry about The Rules, at least some of them... not cycling.
I'm not a cyclist by that standard, for whatever it's worth.
I'm not a cyclist by that standard, for whatever it's worth.
03-13-13, 10:38 PM
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