Number one by a large margin:
Spend more time with my daughter. She goes to bed at 7 - I only have a 20
minute walk to work, but by bike it us 10 minutes. Those 10 minutes matter when
I only have about 120 minutes between leaving work and bedtime.
Number two:
Get stuff done faster, cheaper
My bikes make possible:
A healthier and more enjoyable commute
Healthy and fun family outings and multi day tours with my children
Restorative solo rides
Friends who enjoy cycling ( including many through this group)
Satisfaction from building and maintaining my bikes and my family's bikes
Feeling
Bikes make it possible for me to turn a 3 mile round trip to the Post
Office or grocery store by car into a 15 or 20 mile detour by bike.
Wait a minute
On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 7:18 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com wrote:
I got to thinking on my ultra short ride of 3 miles RT today
I got to thinking on my ultra short ride of 3 miles RT today about what the
bike makes possible. What does the bike make possible for you?
— Every run I do is made possible by my bike. Today I rode my bike through our
wee mountain town on snow packed roads because if I’d walked or ran I’d have
My around-the-block ride is three miles, and I sometimes make that loop when I
don't have time for a ride.
The bicycle allows me to do the only thing of significance (investment of time,
resources, and a practiced skill) that I do without the feeling that I should
have done a better job. So
