Some of us use bikes as a primary means of transportation. Transportation involved going to places you may not really want to get to (jury duty, dentist appointments, etc) with varying levels of being late. I don't believe transportation is chosen on the fun factor, cars are just the default. Judging by the people who arrive at work exhausted from traffic I certainly enjoy my ride to work more. Judging by the people who made a fuss about orbiting around finding a parking spot at jury duty, I certainly enjoyed my bike/BART ride to the Hayward courtroom more.
The fun factor is only a part of the reason I use a bike. Other reasons are I've saved literally thousands of dollars, which is reflected in my bank account, by not driving. Although I've donated $0 directly to oil companies I have donated $bazillions in taxes for freeways; to huge military projects to protect the oil fields; to police, fire, clean up crews that have to respond to pile ups etc. This cheap oil is terribly expensive. Let's fund "cheap oil" the way we fund schools and people will be on bikes soon enough. -Ray On Jan 19, 7:39 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > The best post of this thread! I agree: if it's not fun, why do it? Too > much modern neo-puritanism out there already. > > Tho' kudos to those who ride in snow and *enjoy* it. > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Kelly Sleeper <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > and then there is organized bike rides that have 100's of people driving > > many miles to ride a bike a short distance then drive back home. In St > > Louis, Mo Trailnet has one of these type rides weekly. I would wager a > > single weekend ride here wipes out all the progress the comuters make in one > > day. Not saying don't comute, just saying I don't see cycling as green. It's > > entertainment for most folks or exercise but also an excuse / reason to > > drive thier cars many more miles. > > > Cycling has many uses and is wonderful .. but riding just for green reasons > > is or would be weak for me. I ride because I like riding. > > > Kelly > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
