Bicycling is a pain in the neck

[Smurf]

Monique, are those photos taken from outside Centraal Station? I think I took the very same picture when I was there!

That makes three of us.

 

[mattmns]

Wow those pics are crazy. How do you know where you put your bike?

As for bike pains, beats me. I rode street, in the sense of at a skatepark on a 20" bike doing tricks for ~4 years and my neck and back are not in very good condition, and I am only 19

As for transportation. I ride a bike to the "rapid" bus here that goes almost directly to the university. Only about a 8 minute bike ride there and 10 minute bike ride back. Seems like good exercise on the way back, slow steady up-hill, especially when going against the wind. Fun ride to the bus stop though, almost all down-hill

 

[Mattius_]

I live off of campus in lincoln NE and my bike ride takes about 11 minutes to and 15 minutes from class. A car would take about 12 minutes plus the time to get from your parking to your class (about 6-7 minutes) so technically the bike is faster. I have a fast and expensive bike however, and I brake a few traffic laws by not using cross-walks. I saved about $300 on a parking permit plus the cost of gas and regular maintenance. In certain situations, biking is faster and much less costly. I will however say that I am consuming literally 1000 extra calories a day.

Also, take a look at this:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/diet.fitness/08/24/obesity.oregon.ap/index.html

Oregon is the only state this year that hasnt gotten more obese.

Basically, biking has improved my cardio, saved me money, and saved me time; unfortunately it keeps me from gaining any weight on my 150 lb frame :grumpy: