An underrated aspect of cycling as a sport is ...
that cycling doesn't require an inordinate amount of skill development in order to be pretty good at it.
I played tennis much of my life. I'm in my 50s now. If I had started tennis in my 50s, it would be a long time before good tennis players would enjoy being on the court with me. But with cycling, if you're healthy and willing to put in the time, you can soon be riding with cyclists who've done it for years and are pretty avid about it. And I'm not talking about being super competitive. I just mean being good enough so that you can enter a wide range of group rides.
Tennis, golf and cycling are sports of a lifetime, but cycling is much friendlier to late beginners.
That's all. Just another reason to like cycling.