| I'm pushing 40 and have never owned a car. For me | | | | place to park. Every street is littered with options to |
| the bike has always been my main mode of | | | | lock up your bike. |
| transportation. I didn't start out to be an bicycle | | | | When you ride instead of drive you get to know you |
| evangelist but just kind of grew into the role. I see the | | | | town a lot better. Exploring back streets and bike only |
| bike as a tool to change the world. It doesn't pollute, it | | | | routes lets you learn the inner character of a place |
| reduces traffic congestion, it's cheap and it's good for | | | | you never get to know in a car. And on a bike you |
| you. | | | | see so much more. I've found little mom and pop |
| As a kid riding my bike was freedom and I guess it still | | | | restaurants on my trips that I didn't even know existed. |
| is. On a bike I'm not constrained by long line ups of | | | | When you stick to the main drags there is so much |
| traffic. No matter how busy the roads are I've never | | | | you will never know about. |
| experience stop and go in the bike lane. On a bike you | | | | If you are a two car family you can save around |
| can take short cuts through the park or a trail that isn't | | | | $5000 per year by ditching one car. The cost of the |
| open to cars. When I talk to people about commuting | | | | car, gas, insurance and maintenance really adds up. |
| by bike they say the car is faster. Depending on | | | | With a bike you have to lube your chain and get a |
| where you are riding, this may be true but time in a car | | | | tune every now and again but the costs are so much |
| is not productive. If you are riding in a city core you will | | | | lower that one year of commuting will pay for a nice |
| often be faster on a bike plus you don't have to find a | | | | vacation. |