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> Three decades ago, Lesotho's cycling culture was non-existent. Bicycles were just used as a means of transport or for recreational purposes It's funny, I'd b
by InitialLastName 4y ago
> Three decades ago, Lesotho's cycling culture was non-existent. Bicycles were just used as a means of transport or for recreational purposes
It's funny, I'd be more likely to argue that those means (if pervasive) are the hallmark of a cycling culture relative to the "Bicycling as an upper-middle-class-hobby-cum-sports-scene" culture the article is talking about.
- NegativeLatency 4y agoYeah I'd totally agree with that, IMO the hallmark of true "cycling culture" is people using it to get stuff done, vs it being a sport or recreational activity. The Dutch actually have two different words for people who ride bikes, one being for transportation and the other being a sport/competition/touring one: https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/the/dutch-word-for-5515a2c7dd4e10137d67beffc0bb5e54ca3d777e.html https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/the/dutch-word-for-5515a2c...
- eru 4y agoI agree. Though to be honest, historically bicycling started exactly as an upper-middle-class-hobby-cum-sports-scene.
- rob74 4y agoYeah, I actually clicked on the article hoping for info about "bicycles being used as a means of transport" culture and was a bit disappointed when I read that phrase...