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<\/p>\nHappy bike Friday everyone!<\/p>\n
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Let’s just ignore the fact that I’m running today, but I couldn’t go another day without sending a little love note to cycling because it’s been good to me this summer!\u00a0 Here are 5 reasons why riding your bike is pretty much always the best option.<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0 Sunshine!\u00a0<\/strong> We are not meant to go from our houses to our garages to our cars to our offices and back home.\u00a0 Cycling gets us outside, gets us active, and gets the endorphins flowing.\u00a0 Mood elevation, vitamin D, and exercise all in one, what could be better?<\/p>\n 2. Savings!<\/strong>\u00a0 If I bike commute two days a week, I save about 50 miles of wear and tear on my car and a gallon or two of gas.\u00a0 My commute takes about 20-ish minutes in a car and about 45-50 on a bike, so for just a little more time on the roads I also get to knock out a killer workout as well.\u00a0 And that’s more money that you can spend on… new bikes!\u00a0 Bike gear!\u00a0 Bike accessories!\u00a0 Or… y’know… other things.\u00a0 But that’s boring.<\/p>\n 3. Freebies!<\/strong>\u00a0 A lot of places will give you free stuff as a cyclist.\u00a0 Birds will give you a free hair wash (before your haircut).\u00a0 There are bars around here that will discount your first beer if you’re on a bike.\u00a0 And then there’s tons of cycling events and bike to work days, if you plan it out efficiently, you can really make out like a bandit just for doing something you wanted to do anyways!<\/p>\n 4. Avoid parking and traffic<\/strong>.\u00a0 When we did the Turkey Trot 5 mile run last year, we rode our bikes downtown to the race site.\u00a0 Besides being a great warmup, we avoided SO MUCH HASSLE by doing it.\u00a0 What was a 45 minute bike ride on empty roads has been in previous years 1.5-2 hours of waiting in traffic with 20,000 other people to park and get to the start line.\u00a0 They even had bike valet, so we essentially got bag check as well when the race wasn’t offering it, which was helpful to stash a top layer on a chilly morning that warmed up rather quickly.<\/p>\n 5. All the smiles.<\/strong>\u00a0 Bikes take about 30 years off my life when I’m riding them (in a good way).\u00a0 I feel like a kid again.\u00a0 I’m immediately transported to my little town in suburban Chicago where I took my purple and pink Huffy evvverywhere.\u00a0 It signified freedom and I still feel it to this day when I ride my bike for transportation.<\/p>\n If you need more reasons, you can check out forty<\/a> here!<\/p>\n Save<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/May30-2.jpg\")
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