About r/cycling
In its own words:
Discussion of everything bicycle related. bikeit! bike bikes bicycle bicycles bicycling cycling
Community guide
r/cycling (#709, about 1.5 million subscribers) — Discussion of everything bicycle related. bikeit! bike bikes bicycle bicycles bicycling cycling A recent sample averaged 44 posts a day (~100% text). Its public rules include: No Self Promotion; No Picture Posts of your Stuff; No Memes; No Surveys; Don't be a jerk. Be kind to each other.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Civility/anti-harassment rules apply; personal attacks get removed. Match posts to: No Self Promotion; No Picture Posts of your Stuff; No Memes; No Surveys.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. The public rule list is long enough that skimming all entries once beats assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change.
The community was created on May 10, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 967 subscribers (+0.07%). Among the 9 communities on our cycling list it is the largest. It sits just behind r/diablo4 (#708) and ahead of r/Brawlstars (#710) in our ranking.
What sets r/cycling apart
r/cycling is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 100% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 35% across the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (19:00 UTC) sees about 3.2× as many posts as the quietest (10:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/cycling grew from 1,491,707 to 1,498,750 subscribers (+7K, +0.47%). That is about 138 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/cycling this week
The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Nov 9, 2026).
- Say hello and move on … and then leave lone women alone (mtb / off road)u/Whimpy-Crow · Nov 8 · text post
- Fatal cycling accident near Raleigh, North Carolina, USAu/Competitive-Rise-73 · Nov 7 · text post
- Guy in car told me to pull up to the gas station at 1AMu/South-Departure4259 · Nov 4 · text post
- My first full season on a bike. I can't express how much I appreciate it in my life.u/OneStrength7166 · Nov 3 · text post
- What's a great career for someone who just wants to ride bikes?u/UnhappySwing · Nov 7 · text post
- Has cycling got more dangerous than before?u/Unlikely-Watercress6 · Nov 5 · text post
- Bright Headlights on bicycles and E-bikes: Please be considerate.u/NightSerious1769 · Nov 6 · text post
- Why do I always have my tongue sticking out of my mouth when I ride. Am I stupid?u/anohioanredditer · Nov 2 · text post
- Celebrating one yearu/Lugknots · Nov 4 · text post
- From Cardiac Arrest to Cycling 150 KM — My Road Backu/RedChurchCycling · Nov 8 · text post
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/cycling, from 2020 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- Cycling changed my life foreveru/thisismyusername144 · Apr 24, 2025 · text post
- Don’t be an elitist ass…u/tacoscholar · Aug 26, 2021 · 2,588 points · 645 comments · text post
- Racists are making me not want to go out on my bikeAug 7, 2020 · text post
- I realized what kind of cyclist I am.u/jarliy · Jul 30, 2025 · text post
- I Was told “it’s not a sport if you do it sitting down”u/atlastai · Jun 30, 2024 · text post
- I sent a driver to jailJul 11, 2023 · text post
- I’m an Obease 13yr but I’ve gotten reasonably fit from distance bikingu/starlit_pandora · Aug 15, 2020 · text post
- Just Wear Your Helmetu/Dependent-Campaign22 · Oct 21, 2025 · text post
- It's not okay to chuck gel packets on the side of the roadu/VibeTrain10 · Mar 18, 2021 · text post
- My cycling group is insane... in a good wayu/zyygh · May 26, 2024 · text post
What r/cycling talks about
We read the titles of 294 recent posts (Oct 31–Nov 7), the words that come up most are “bike”, “road”, “advice”, “carbon” and “trainer”. Other frequent themes are bikes, looking, help, smart, wheels and tires. Recurring phrases include “smart trainer”, “road bike”, “carbon wheels” and “bottom bracket”. By format, 100% are text posts.
Activity and best time to post
r/cycling gets about 43 new posts a day. The public archive holds 234,359 posts and 4,221,945 comments in total, about 18.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (55 posts) and the quietest was Thursday (36). Posting peaks around 19:00 UTC and is lowest around 10:00 UTC.
Rules of r/cycling
The moderators of r/cycling list 7 rules. In short:
- No Self Promotion
- No Picture Posts of your Stuff
- No Memes
- No Surveys
- Don't be a jerk. Be kind to each other.
- No Racism/Hate Speech
- No bots of any sort. No computer-generated responses. No AI content.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/cycling and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/cycling?
r/cycling has 1,498,750 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #709 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 7,043 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
How old is r/cycling?
r/cycling was created on May 10, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from May 21, 2008.
How active is r/cycling?
Very active: r/cycling gets about 43 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 234,359 posts and 4,221,945 comments. In a sample of 294 recent posts we counted 273 different authors.
When is r/cycling most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 31, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Thursday, and most posts arrive around 19:00 UTC, with the fewest around 10:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/cycling about?
The community describes itself as: “Discussion of everything bicycle related. bikeit! bike bikes bicycle bicycles bicycling cycling” Recent post titles often mention bike, road, advice, carbon and trainer. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/cycling safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/cycling as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/cycling?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/cycling accepts text posts only, with galleries enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “No Self Promotion”; “No Picture Posts of your Stuff”; “No Memes”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/cycling?
Communities with similar topics include r/bicycling (1.2M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 9, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/cycling.