HomerJSimpson
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Once you have a bike, a helmet and some silly lycra shorts what else is there? You can basically cycle where you like (within reason of course) and there's no more outlay. Golf has the initial cost of clubs and shoes (let's just agree for the sake of old dress code arguments) and once you get into it and decide to join a club there's a hefty initial outlay and then an annual cost to be budgeted.
To be honest it's the BBC trying to compare chalk and cheese for the sake of a story and while golfing numbers are down, perhaps, just perhaps, its a blessing. It's not the first time we've had numbers drop and clubs were forced to recognise what they have, what they need to offer and find fresh ways of inventing themselves. Some will go, others may even see an opportunity and invest and develop. As someone not remotely interested about getting on a bike, certainly not on town centre roads, I don't care how many people do it. As long as I can get a game of golf at weekends I'm happy
To be honest it's the BBC trying to compare chalk and cheese for the sake of a story and while golfing numbers are down, perhaps, just perhaps, its a blessing. It's not the first time we've had numbers drop and clubs were forced to recognise what they have, what they need to offer and find fresh ways of inventing themselves. Some will go, others may even see an opportunity and invest and develop. As someone not remotely interested about getting on a bike, certainly not on town centre roads, I don't care how many people do it. As long as I can get a game of golf at weekends I'm happy