Originally Posted by
FBinNY
So, think about the MAIN reason you're a bicyclist. You love bicycling, and are therefore fitting it into your life more. Or you have lifestyle preferences or needs and the bicycle fits in well.
In simplest terms, is bicycling then means to other objectives, or is LCF the means to bicycle more? (or some combination of the two)
I'm definitely in the 'love bicycling' camp and have over time found more and more ways to incorporate cycling into my life.
I'm not car free mind you, but my current circumstances permit me to live very car light and I really enjoy any cycling time I can get. Frankly I don't enjoy driving in the city at all - it's stressful, frustrating, can be expensive (for parking) and completely unrewarding unlike riding my bike.
When I drive I often feel trapped, when I ride I always feel free. That's my motivation pure and simple.