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No throttle to push!

July 25th, 2007 posted by Vikas 13 Comments »

This evening, I ride a bike back home. I have done this before, but never without a car as backup.Biking in Rain
3 years back I rode my bike to work, almost everyday before someone who needed it more than I did took it without asking!

Last year I moved downtown, while the commute is hardly 7 miles, its uphill going to work :-(. Few days back I sold my first car, hopefully in couple of days I will sell my other car and will be completely independent.

You may ask, why are you doing this? Well…

  • It is the most efficient form of transportation
  • Greatest form of exercise, tones the muscles better than any other form of exercise
  • Improves cardio-vascular health, healthy skin
  • Low impact on environment (my main motivation)
  • YMCA was great, but enough paying them $50/month for summers
  • License to dress weird and still feel smug (my favorite)
  • I don’t have to concentrate while biking, makes me see the world and capture it through my lens
  • Biking is cool and fun
  • I am weird :-)
  • I am not going totally green like some folks I know around here, I will be using the local transport half way to work - avoiding the big hill, I don’t want to be too sweaty when I reach work.

    I know the next question, what about those camping trips? How will I reach there? I am sure, I will find a bus, a ride to somewhere close, as a last resort rent a car. If you really want to do something, you will find a way!

    While only for summers, lets see how long I can continue without a car - fingers crossed!

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