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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org> Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Some traffic stats Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:01:09 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 33 Message-ID: <7ns6vidob0c37mfbhb953j7n0almiaeb5u@4ax.com> References: <ussh2h$10uhk$1@dont-email.me> <ussvnf$142oh$1@dont-email.me> <ust0vb$1490h$2@dont-email.me> <ustspf$1dksi$1@dont-email.me> <mi25vipm9o19j1sgqhqlkbfnfk6q8s1t4b@4ax.com> <usvos4$1riuq$1@dont-email.me> <haq6vip4kvbbb54u27jnesi4mgh1elaahk@4ax.com> <usvq04$1rp3m$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="450491a271a6599255ad7e56af8421a6"; logging-data="1975445"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19jlF8qnovwCQDDPrguwwKCHLlyAdVyGRQ=" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:myRldosJVEArMGV8Hjcqq8wunvQ= Bytes: 2140 On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:25:25 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote: >On 3/14/2024 4:17 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote: >> On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:06:08 -0400, Frank Krygowski >> <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> >>> Please. For ~99% of cyclists, bicycling is not a "sport." >> >> Nonsense. > >I'm with Mr Krygowski on that point. > >Riding to work, grocery, accompanying children to and in a >park and so on would not be described as 'sporting >activities' by the participants or by observers. Most bicyclists I've heard of ride for recreation, at least in the USA. >As in so may fields the 'weekend warrior' cyclists get all >the press but they are still a small subset of 'cyclists'. sport noun (GAME) A1 a game or activity that people do to keep healthy or for enjoyment, often competing against each other: sport noun (PHYSICAL ACTIVITY) A1 all types of physical activity that people do to keep healthy or for enjoyment: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/learner-english/sport