Why Bicycle?

If saving money for every 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

       Reduced traffic congestion

The approximate cost to operate a sedan for 1 year is $7,800, compared to only $120 annually to operate a bicycle.  *Sources: AAA - Your Driving Costs and 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. Cycling strengthens the legs and improves your cardiovascular system, while protecting your joints from injury, which explains why exercise bicycles are a major component in physical therapy for leg injuries.

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 will prevent more than 4800 lbs. of CO² from entering the atmosphere. This is known as reducing your carbon footprint.  Commuting by bicycle, even when combined with transit use, significantly reduces emissions of greenhouse gases and particulate emissions (i.e., soot).  A short, 4-mile bicycle round trip prevents about 15 pounds of pollutants from entering the air we breathe. Source: WorldWatch Institute