Eight Reasons Why I Bike

I've posted an article on my blog about why I bike. If you'd like to read it, I would love some feedback from bikers. Here is the start the post just follow the link to read the rest. Thanks.

Bikers are a source of unending trepidation and annoyance for motorists, while motorists are a source of unending death to bikers. The trade off seems fair enough. Living in Chicago, I ride my bike everywhere that I go. I don’t own a car and detest public transit. Many folks have a hard time understanding how cyclists have the nerve in traffic with the high level of sweat, danger, and fear involved. For the person who hasn’t cycled the thought of riding a bike through rush hour traffic down town might seem outright crazy. However, we cyclists have our reasons. Reasons I believe that should make it abundantly clear why everyone should own a bike...

read the rest at http://theparkinglotfields.wordpress.com/

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Permalink Reply by Curt H Moore on January 18, 2010 at 1:54am
1) beating gravity--as long as you are vertical you are a winner
2) reliving your youth every time you ride
3) fun---other then halloween when else can you dress funny and fit in
4) doesn't matter how big or small you are you are an equal on bikes
5) rides with friends with or without a goal
6) rides solo you against the world
7) dollars in the pocket
8) built in exercise
curt
Permalink Reply by Ken Gray on January 18, 2010 at 3:39am
Great job. I like the "bikes are fun" part the best. I've un-crushed my crushed inner child with bikes! You've hit the nail on the head!
Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on January 18, 2010 at 10:07am
Yes!! And I'll add:

9. Ability to stop and smell the roses anytime.
10. Freedom

Ken Gray said:
Great job. I like the "bikes are fun" part the best. I've un-crushed my crushed inner child with bikes! You've hit the nail on the head!
Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on January 18, 2010 at 1:44pm
I'll see your 'Crazy Bums on the CTA' and raise you twice.

12)Smokers on the CTA - Getting on an empty train car with two other people, one guys asks if either of us smoke. The other guy busts out a pouch of tobacco, and the guy who asked rolls a cigarette and lights it in the train car.

13)Sloppy drunks - I cross over to a different car, and it reeks of beer like someone brought in a case and dumped it all over the floor.

I think I'll bike more - my bike doesn't reek of smoke or beer. Thanks.

Rautenberg said:
11) Crazy Bums on the CTA
Permalink Reply by Aaron Bussey on January 18, 2010 at 3:03pm
Biking is hot and those who dont are not
Permalink Reply by Aaron Bussey on January 18, 2010 at 3:27pm
Ryan's bike smells like burgers...

Rautenberg said:
Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
I think I'll bike more - my bike doesn't reek of smoke or beer. Thanks.



mine does
Permalink Reply by cutifly on January 18, 2010 at 3:56pm
because it makes me free to be me.

Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on January 18, 2010 at 4:30pm
Haha Rautenberg

Aaron, I wish. Now if it could possibly always have hot burgers ready to go...

Aaron Bussey said:
Ryan's bike smells like burgers...

Rautenberg said:
Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
I think I'll bike more - my bike doesn't reek of smoke or beer. Thanks.



mine does
Permalink Reply by Jim "Niterider" on January 18, 2010 at 10:06pm
1) Get to see all of the crazy shit that you can only see via riding a bike.
2) Makes me fit and allows me to eat almost anything and not feel guilty about getting fat.
3) Freedom of the open road and trail
4) Makes me relive my childhood and all the things that are great about riding.
5) Saves gas and money.
6) Meet new and interesting people, hotties galore in the summer.
7) Great time with of without friends.
8) All of the great places and experiences I have had that most people can only dream about or read in a book.
Permalink Reply by Vitas on January 19, 2010 at 6:54am
sport/lifestyle
health/fitness
being in the moment while i ride
geeking out about bike gear
not getting stuck in traffic jams
seeing the city on equal terms
self-reliance
save beaucoup dollars
Permalink Reply by cutifly on January 19, 2010 at 7:01am
1) never get stopped for being intoxicated
2) always find meeting new people that are more interesting and exciting than when I am driving
3) makes me a better person when I take a nosedive into the concrete
4) will get me laid from time to time
5) gives me an excuse to tell others how weak and worthless they are
6) gets me invited to parties that I normally would not attend
7) lets me dress up in costume that in other circumstance would label me as a transvestite.
8) allows me to become more adjusted to the cold and tough up
9) smoke less than I normally would
10) makes my legs hard a rocks and gives me a nice dancer body that everyone else seems to have to get surgery for
Permalink Reply by Michelle Green on January 19, 2010 at 8:14am
And hotties even in the winter, though perhaps not quite as galore as in the summer. But I find winter hotties hotter than strictly-summer hotties.


Jim "Niterider" said:
1) Get to see all of the crazy shit that you can only see via riding a bike.
2) Makes me fit and allows me to eat almost anything and not feel guilty about getting fat.
3) Freedom of the open road and trail
4) Makes me relive my childhood and all the things that are great about riding.
5) Saves gas and money.
6) Meet new and interesting people, hotties galore in the summer.
7) Great time with of without friends.
8) All of the great places and experiences I have had that most people can only dream about or read in a book.

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