the bicycle is a simple solution

My History with the Bike

I first started riding bikes in 2003, I had started a business a few years earlier and long working hours had led me to get overweight. As a “big-boned” child I worked very hard in my latter collegiate years to find a healthy weight and returning to obesity was not an option for me. As an effort to fit exercise into my crowded days I started riding my old mountain bike to work, about 20 miles each way. When I started I could only make it one way, once or twice per week. After a few months I was addicted and it became a part of my identity. People thought I was I crazy and that I had a death wish – I often thought the same of them for sitting in their cars so much.

I’ve since moved back into the the city’s core, I can walk to work when I want. I still ride, a lot. More importantly, I see a lot of other people riding too. In fact, here in middle America (seriously Tulsa, OK), I see so many good things going on to make bike riding encouraged and to reduce fears of riding in the city, out on country roads or on our great trails. Just a few days ago I attended a city town hall meeting where they are discussing street improvements including funding for bike and pedestrian infrastructure. Credit gas prices or whatever you like, this is great news.

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