目的: 本研究旨在探討參與自行車觀光之中、老年人之人口 特性，並探討人口特性對深度休閒及心流體驗之影響，以及深度休閒和心流體驗之關係。所發現之結果與益處， 除有利未來中、老年人健康休閒運動之推廣，亦有助於相關政府機關(體育、健康、觀光、內政、教育)政策制訂參考。方法:採問卷調查法及焦點團體訪談， 透過量化統計與質性訪談互相驗證得出結果; 量化研究自2009 年4 月13 日至5 月12 日， 於現地及網路進行便利抽樣。總計發放問卷500份， 有效回收406 份，回收率達8 1. 2 % ' 其中106 份為中、老年人。資料以SPSS for Windowsl2.0 分析，並以α = .05 為顯著水準進行統計;質性研究於5 月23 日及6 月1 日， 於新竹及台北針對自行車團體成員進行訪談。結果: 一、中、老年自行車觀光參與者以男性(91 .4%)、北北基居民、專科以上學歷、有婚姻及有子女者為多數。其中40-49 歲佔70.7% ' 50-59 歲佔2 1. 6% ' 60 歲以上佔7.8% ' 合計中、老年人佔全體參與者之28.9% ; 三、深度休閒: 40-49 歲的「堅持努力」構面， 均高於60 歲以上者; 三、心流體4驗: 40-59 歲者，以及單身者，在「全神貫注與潛在掌控」構面， 高於1 60 歲以上」者;四、深度休閒與心流體驗之相關↑生為.676 (p<.05) ，屬較高之中度相關; 五、「自我享受與富足」與「全神貫注與潛在掌控」之相關係數為.633 ' 值得後續深入訪談與探討。結論: 一、中、老年自行車觀光參與者以男性、高學歷者為多數; 三、自行車觀光可使中、老年人獲得深度休閒及心流體4驗效益，尤其對40-49 歲之族群，效益更為顯著;三、深度休閒與心流體驗有中度相關。相關單位可針對此族群善加推廣，使其效益能遷移至生涯規劃、人生態度及工作場合中，並繼續維持至老年，獲得優質休閒生活及身心健康。

Purposes: This research was to study the middle age and elderly cycling sport tourists': (1) demographic characteristics; (2) influences of demographics to serious leisure and flow; (3) relationship between serious leisure and flow. The findings could be considered by the promotion of health recreational activity and policy making of related government organizations. Methods: A total of 406 on-site and on-line valid samples through convenient sampling were used for questionnaire survey from April 13 to May 12, 2009; the 7 interview samples from 2 cycling groups served as the subjects for focus group interview on May 23 and June 1.The Results indicated that (1) The ratios of the male, northern Taiwanese citizen, college and advanced degree, married, and 40 to-49-year-old (70.7%) were higher. (2) Serious leisure: the 40 to-49-year-old's ”perseverance effort” dimension was higher than the group over- 60. (3) Flow: ”concentration & potential control” dimension of the 40 to-59-year-old and the single were higher than the group over 60. (4) Serious leisure was correlated with flow (r=.676, p＜.05). (5) ”Self-realization & personal enrichment” dimension of serious leisure was correlated with ”concentration & potential control” of flow(r=.633). Conclusion: (1) Most of the middle age and elderly cycling tourists were male and has advanced degree. (2) Benefits of serious leisure and flow could be obtained for the middle age and elderly by cycling tourism, especially for the 40 to-49-year-old. (3) There was middle relationship between serious leisure and flow. Related organizations may promote cycling tourism for the middle age and elderly, so they can maintain the habit for the rest of their lives and obtain a high quality leisure life and health in the process.