Originally Posted by rydabent

I have been bicycling ever since I started to ride to the third grade. I will be 84 this year, and will continue to bike until it is physically impossible to do so.

That said, I do disagree with the fact that a bike is as environmentally green as everyone thinks it is. Look at the fact that diesel fuel is used to mine the iron and coal to make it, and coke is used to refine the steel. Therefore a LOT of the dreaded CO2 has been produced to build a bike.