Large bike paths are clearly marked. Giant bicycle parking lots with attendants are available in every town and city. Kids, students, parents and grandparents all ride bicycles. If you stand in the middle of a town square and count the number of vehicles that pass, bikes outnumber autos by more than 20 to 1. You don't see people dressed up in lycra to go recreate.
Bicycles are transportation.
It is not uncommon to see a family of four all perched on the same bicycle headed for the park, lovers who have mastered the art of making out while pedaling, or people headed to market with squealing pigs tied to back racks. From ditch diggers to dentists. Everyone rides a bike. The casual visitor might assume that Cuba's love affair with the bicycle was a long-standing one. But the marriage is less than ten years old.