It does seem from a fun perspective, people like to ride bikes because it is fun! Personally, when I was in college, I procured a used old-school Nishiki road bike, flange to steel, and I loved it! I was able to get around so much faster And also, it was just plain fun! I thought it was super cool, it was steel with red tires, purple zebra stripe handlebars etc.

However now, I am very reticent to riding a bicycle, because honestly speaking, unless you ride in a designated bicycle path, that is not shared with cars, it is very very easy to get hit by a car and die. I like living too much, I have zero interest in dying.