Originally Posted by
alan s
True, but this has been going on for 10 years. After a couple days of walking that distance, I'd have to start thinking about faster ways to get to work. Riding a bike just isn't on the radar, I guess. Seems like such a simple solution.
In this country it's perfectly understandable to dress like a circus acrobat and ride around the countryside with friends like a herd of spandex hamsters. Riding a bike for any practical form of transportation is considered an act of desperation and beyond the imagination of most. I know most people are shocked to hear that I ride 15 miles to work and think I must get up in the middle of the night to get there at 7. When you ask, you are likely to find those people haven't ridden a bike since they were children and they are thinking with the body of an 8 year old.
Marc