Why Bicycle?

If saving $3.50/gallon gasoline isn’t enough to make you start pumping the pedals, consider all of the other wonderful benefits you’ll enjoy when you start cycling instead of driving:

             Reduced “greenhouse gases” and air pollution

       Cutting America’s dependence on foreign oil

       Improving cardiovascular health

       Increased energy and endurance

       Stronger legs and improved lean muscle mass

       Weight loss

       Reduce traffic congestion

      The cost of operating a sedan for one year is approximately $7,800 (AAA, Your Driving Costs).

      The cost of operating a bicycle for a year is only $120 (League of American Bicyclists).

Cycling is a Low Impact form of exercise. This means it doesn’t stress the joints in your legs, hips and feet like running or playing sports. That’s why exercise bikes are a major component in physical therapy for leg injuries, cycling strengthens the legs and improves your cardiovascular system, while protecting your joints from injury.

Protect the Environment

Riding a bicycle instead of driving or in combination with taking the bus is a huge benefit to the environment. By riding a bike instead of driving a car, the average commuter can keep more than 4800 lbs. of CO² from entering the atmosphere. This is known as reducing your “carbon footprint.”  Commuting by bicycle, even if combined with transit, significantly reduces emissions of greenhouse gases and particulate emissions (soot). A short, four-mile round trip by bicycle keeps about 15 pounds of pollutants out of the air we breathe (WorldWatch Institute)