Interesting Thought

Someone said that when they grow up they will live in a city and bike everywhere. I've given this some thought while on my bike and drive to work. Both of these activities give me plenty of time to think.

For me there are a couple of obstacles to doing this including weather, showing up sweaty to work and bike security.

The bike I have now is too nice to ride in mist and too nice to be left anywhere with just a bike lock. So for this to be feasible for me I would first of all need a new bike, as would many other people. People will need a durable bike.

The showing up sweaty to work part is hard to deal with, unless of course you are your own boss or work in athletics/gym. It's going to be hard to convince a CEO that you can show up to work in shorts and a t-shirt. (if that's how you ride...which is what I usually do...and especially difficult to convince them to let you wear spandex)

If you can find a place to shower than how do you transport your change of clothes? I guess you would need to bike with a backpack...which is ok (I usually bike with a water/Camelbak backpack that allows me to stay hydrated easily and also have a small compartment to keep a cellphone, wallet and spare tube and energy bar should I have an emergency...but I don't have room for clothes...) but I think is a little uncomfortable. So I have some reservations/problems that I would need to solve in order to bike to work.

However, there are also some great positives to possibly doing this. If you don't need a car for work or life than you don't need to spend money on car insurance. If you bike to work you can also save on car repairs, oil changes, and gas. You also never have to go to an emission's test. Most importantly to me you would get lots of exercise. As a matter of fact everywhere you go you would exercise. On your way to work and way back you could get a workout in. Biking would save money and keep you healthy.

I don't know what I would do, but I thought I would discuss the subject and weigh the pros and cons. Maybe someone else can solve the problems I came up with so that American's can get their exercise!