Bicycle Qs

How often do you ride a bicycle? This question from Mother Earth News propels this post.
I had to spend minutes to recall the last time I rode a bike. The answer: 2 months ago for leisure.

The question really makes sense. With the rising petrol prices, it's time people rethink their means of transportation. Riding bicycles is one of the best ways to reduce one's carbon footprint and to get a good exercise.

Guilt strikes me everyday. I drive to work and consume around a gallon (close to 4 liters). I catch myself checking the gauge and calculating how much money I lose as my fuel evaporates.

And I don't have much of a choice. Public transportation is not an alternative where I live and with the distance of the office from home, so is riding a bike.

I envy those who can choose. Those whose offices are minutes away from their homes or better yet those whose offices are in their homes!

Ride that bicycle.

Do you have one? In case you don't, here are other questions on how to choose a bike:

So, why do you want to ride — to exercise, commute to work, run errands or just for leisure? Where do you want to ride — potholed city streets, open roads, gravel bike trails, maybe a mix of environments? Finally, how do you like to ride — in an upright position, leisurely paced or always leaning forward, in race mode wherever you go?

(from Mother Earth News)