According to Outdoor Industry Foundation’s most recent study: Outdoor Recreation Participation in the United States, 79 million Americans (age 16 and older) got on a bike in 2004, making it continue to be one of the most popular of the 22 human powered outdoor activities in the United States.

BICYCLING – PAVED ROAD: PARTICIPANT TRENDS

During 2004, paved road bicycling Participants averaged 33 outings-yielding a total of 2.6 billion outings among all Participants. Those who only got on a bike one time represented only 7% of all participants.

BICYCLING – PAVED ROAD: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE TRENDS OF PARTICIPANTS
The balanced profile of paved road bicyclists through the years reflects favorably on the widespread popularity of the activity.
The 2004 paved road bicycling population is relatively gender balanced-males (57%) and females (43%)-but the representation of females within the population is lower than in 1998.
2004 Participants are very balanced across all age segments.
For the second consecutive year, the majority of Participants report the presence of children under the age of 18 in their household and incidence is greater than levels in 2001.