Why do you bike? - The Chainlink2024-03-29T00:09:51Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:8815?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A8902&feed=yes&xn_auth=nobuncha reasons:
commuting to…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-03-26:2211490:Comment:608302009-03-26T13:49:20.295ZFrosinonehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Frosinone
buncha reasons:<br />
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commuting to work by bike is an easy cardio workout ... the motivation is that I have to get to work on time and before you know it I biked 14 miles 1-3 times per week<br />
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in the city I can sneak/ park my bike using sidewalks or between alleys etc where the car can't go<br />
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free parking anywhere<br />
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don't have to wait for a bus or train .. when I decide I want to leave I unlock and just go<br />
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bike maintenance takes less than one hour and just about no cost [when compared to the car] ...…
buncha reasons:<br />
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commuting to work by bike is an easy cardio workout ... the motivation is that I have to get to work on time and before you know it I biked 14 miles 1-3 times per week<br />
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in the city I can sneak/ park my bike using sidewalks or between alleys etc where the car can't go<br />
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free parking anywhere<br />
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don't have to wait for a bus or train .. when I decide I want to leave I unlock and just go<br />
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bike maintenance takes less than one hour and just about no cost [when compared to the car] ... and I like to use tools and tinker<br />
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I didn't own a car until age 24 and before that was using mostly bus/ train with a bike here and there ... so I have been biking since I was young and biking now reminds me of that<br />
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if my bike[s] get stolen I lose less than $100 [my bikes are salvaged]<br />
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fresh air<br />
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I pay City taxes so biking makes sure that I use City bike paths/ lanes so I can get some of my money's worth frickin love your answers!
j…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-03-26:2211490:Comment:606602009-03-26T03:51:57.901ZJulie Aberman (Hochstadter)https://thechainlink.org/profile/JulieHochstadter
frickin love your answers!<br />
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<cite>justJason said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:8815?page=5&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A60652&x=1#2211490Comment60574"><div>In the dead of winter, after a vicious snowfall coupled with inhuman temperatures, the co-workers who happily shovel their cars out of glaciers, let them warm up for 20 minutes, and drive an hour to the office would always ask "how the HELL did you ride today?"…<br></br></div>
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frickin love your answers!<br />
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<cite>justJason said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:8815?page=5&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A60652&x=1#2211490Comment60574"><div>In the dead of winter, after a vicious snowfall coupled with inhuman temperatures, the co-workers who happily shovel their cars out of glaciers, let them warm up for 20 minutes, and drive an hour to the office would always ask "how the HELL did you ride today?"<br/> <br/>
Heh.<br/>
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I've become really adept at biting my tongue.<br/>
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<cite>M.A.R.K. said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:8815?page=5&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A60567&x=1#2211490Comment60567"><div>Whenever someone asks me why I bike(vs. drive), I can only ask, why the hell not?</div>
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</blockquote> Because I don't have wingstag:thechainlink.org,2009-03-26:2211490:Comment:606522009-03-26T03:46:03.802ZBill Ghttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Bill73
Because I don't have wings
Because I don't have wings "You can't return that due to…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-03-25:2211490:Comment:605812009-03-25T23:34:16.149ZAaron Busseyhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AaronBussey
"You can't return that due to spite."<br />
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"Ok, well I change my mind, I just didn't like it."<br />
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"I'm sorry you already said spite.."<br />
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<cite>RodimusPrime said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:8815?page=5&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A60578&x=1#2211490Comment38408"><div>right now i bike out of spite.</div>
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"You can't return that due to spite."<br />
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"Ok, well I change my mind, I just didn't like it."<br />
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"I'm sorry you already said spite.."<br />
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<cite>RodimusPrime said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:8815?page=5&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A60578&x=1#2211490Comment38408"><div>right now i bike out of spite.</div>
</blockquote> what the fuck else is there t…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-03-25:2211490:Comment:605782009-03-25T23:32:39.158ZAaron Busseyhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AaronBussey
what the fuck else is there to do?
what the fuck else is there to do? In the dead of winter, after…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-03-25:2211490:Comment:605742009-03-25T23:25:28.220ZjustJasonhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JHC
In the dead of winter, after a vicious snowfall coupled with inhuman temperatures, the co-workers who happily shovel their cars out of glaciers, let them warm up for 20 minutes, and drive an hour to the office would always ask "how the HELL did you ride today?"<br />
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Heh.<br />
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I've become really adept at biting my tongue.<br />
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<cite>M.A.R.K. said:…</cite>
In the dead of winter, after a vicious snowfall coupled with inhuman temperatures, the co-workers who happily shovel their cars out of glaciers, let them warm up for 20 minutes, and drive an hour to the office would always ask "how the HELL did you ride today?"<br />
<br />
Heh.<br />
<br />
I've become really adept at biting my tongue.<br />
<br />
<cite>M.A.R.K. said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/2211490:Topic:8815?page=5&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A60567&x=1#2211490Comment60567"><div>Whenever someone asks me why I bike(vs. drive), I can only ask, why the hell not?</div>
</blockquote> I ride for the salvation of m…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-03-25:2211490:Comment:605552009-03-25T22:56:12.599ZJuan 2-3 or more mi.https://thechainlink.org/profile/JohnDominguez
I ride for the salvation of my soul.
I ride for the salvation of my soul. A Zen master teacher saw five…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-03-22:2211490:Comment:593232009-03-22T19:30:16.652ZT.C. O'Rourkehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/TCORourke
A Zen master teacher saw five of his students return from the market, riding their bicycles. When they dismounted, the teacher asked the students, “Why are you riding your bicycles?”<br />
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The first student replied, “The bicycle is carrying this sack of potatoes, I am glad that I do not have to carry them on my back!" The teacher praised the student, saying,”You are a smart boy. When you grow old, you will not walk hunched over as I do.”<br />
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The second student replied, “I love to watch the trees and…
A Zen master teacher saw five of his students return from the market, riding their bicycles. When they dismounted, the teacher asked the students, “Why are you riding your bicycles?”<br />
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The first student replied, “The bicycle is carrying this sack of potatoes, I am glad that I do not have to carry them on my back!" The teacher praised the student, saying,”You are a smart boy. When you grow old, you will not walk hunched over as I do.”<br />
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The second student replied, “I love to watch the trees and fields pass by as I roll down the path.” The teacher commended the student, “Your eyes are open and you see the world.”<br />
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The third student replied, “When I ride my bike I am content to chant, nam myoho renge kyo.” The teacher praised the student, saying, your mind will roll with the ease of a newly trued wheel.”<br />
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The fourth student answered, "Riding my bicycle, I live in harmony with all beings.” The teacher was pleased and said “You are riding on the golden path of non-harming.”<br />
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The fifth student replied, “I ride my bicycle to ride my bicycle.” The teacher went and sat at the feet of the fifth student and said, “I am your disciple” I used it as a tool to quit s…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-03-22:2211490:Comment:593132009-03-22T17:26:36.726ZJJhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JJ
I used it as a tool to quit smoking. Everywhere I usually walked or rode cta I began biking so I wouldn't be tempted to smoke while I waited or walked. It worked! Smoke free for almost a year now. And now my bikes are my babies!! I bike because its fun, its healthy, its a sense of freedom and independence not being on the cta's schedule, its environmentally responsible, its a great way to socialize and meet people, its fun, its exciting, bike winter was a challenge that I was proud to make it…
I used it as a tool to quit smoking. Everywhere I usually walked or rode cta I began biking so I wouldn't be tempted to smoke while I waited or walked. It worked! Smoke free for almost a year now. And now my bikes are my babies!! I bike because its fun, its healthy, its a sense of freedom and independence not being on the cta's schedule, its environmentally responsible, its a great way to socialize and meet people, its fun, its exciting, bike winter was a challenge that I was proud to make it through and keep riding. The list of reasons why I bike is endless right now i bike out of spite.tag:thechainlink.org,2009-01-16:2211490:Comment:384082009-01-16T03:30:18.704ZRodimusPrimehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/RodimusPrime
right now i bike out of spite.
right now i bike out of spite.