Originally Posted by
Hiro11
Totally disagree. Fast group riding, gravel riding and (especially) mountain biking require strong skills.
I'm sure those things do require strong skills. I might could've worked it better. No slight meant to cycling.
Just saying that IMO it would take a person much longer to become an above-average recreational tennis player than to become an above-average recreational cyclist (group or distance rider).
I don't mean this as a criticism toward cycling. It's a great sport for the reasons I'm stating. I can be 56 years old and through hard work I can already ride with some riders that I think are really good and they aren't bored with me. For a tennis player just starting in his 50s, it would be much harder to be in the company of those better players.