Why You Too Should Ride
Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Do you remember when you first took to your bicycle, it was so you could be like one of the big kids? Then, as soon as you mastered the bike, it quickly became your primary mode of transportation, because you could get to where you wanted to go a lot faster than walking. Then you got your drivers license, and the bicycle was parked, probably for several years. For some of us it was stored away for eons, until the family Doctor suggested that we “…get a little exercise”.
And yes, it’s easy for someone else to tell you what it is you should be doing with your life, and it is quite common that people do. And, I suppose this may seem no different, so I won’t tell you that you should ride (though you should 
), I will simply share with you some of the benefits of cycling, and maybe a few drawbacks, as minuscule as they are.
Well, the time has come to consider the advantages of digging that trusty two-wheeler out of mothballs. Here are just a few reasons why.