Originally Posted by
danarnold
Necessity or lack of easier options is probably the number one reason people start bicycling (until they get to the 'fitness' age). Then they may continue for other reasons. I suspect the politics of environment issues and such is the least important factor.
There's always the convergence factor. More and more people seem share the following:
- want to keep fit
- want to save some money
- love to ride a bike
- want to adopt technologies that are ecologically sound
The list goes on. When all of these meet in the middle, you head out to the driveway on your way somewhere and say to yourself, "Maybe I should take the bike".