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Old June 21st 20, 03:47 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Frank Krygowski[_4_]
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On 6/20/2020 10:10 PM, news18 wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jun 2020 18:59:48 -0700, wrote:

On Friday, June 19, 2020 at 9:41:10 AM UTC-5, wrote:
As I've said elsewhere and literally forever, you will not get bicycle
commuting until you get reasonable distances to commute.


No offense intended. But that statement is not exactly a revelation. I
commuted via bicycle for a few years. It made sense for me because 1.
I had no other choice. And 2. It was 2 miles to work via not too
heavily traveled roads.


Throughout my life time, there has been various reasons for comnmuting by
bicycle. These were/are;
First reason for commuting by bicycle; it was that or walk.
Second reason for commuting by bicycle; it was quicker than the multiple
public transport services.
Third reason for commuting by bicycle; it was cheaper than buying and
maintaining a car.
Fourth reason for commuting by bicycle; it is cheaper to run and maintain
than a motor vehicle.
Fifth reason that comes to mind; it can be exercise whilst commuting and
only fools drive a car and go to gyms for there "exercise". Saves time
and money.


I'll add a reason, although it's probably a detail regarding your fifth
reason: Riding is good for my mental health.

I noticed that on days I biked to work instead of drove the car or rode
the motorcycle, my attitude and energy were better all day. And
conversely, when weather was crappy and I couldn't ride for long
periods, I tended to get into a funk. A few miles on the bike generally
fixed that.


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