Why do you ride?
Posted: March 10, 2010 Filed under: Cycle Chic | Tags: Biking Lifestyle, Inspiration, Video 1 Comment »Thanks to @heidiswift on Twitter for calling my attention to this great video by People for Bikes. It reminds the writer of this post, how the other night around 6:30PM I rode my bicycle (basket and fenders and light – check!) through the streets of Downtown Charleston in the diminishing light. I caught the scent of a sizzling steak as I rode by South End Brewery, then the heady perfume of some incredible dish that the Barbados Room was cooking up, and then as I passed by 82 Queen, the aromas of shrimp and grits fled to my nose. Now some of you might not like those smells of the city humming, but I do. I love having every one of my senses alive and fulfilled when I am on a bike. That’s why I ride.
Why do you ride?
I ride because I like to be my own propulsion system. I ride because it makes me feel free or, at least, free-er that buses, metro, taxis, etc. I ride because it’s faster and more fun and because I look GOOD on my Guvnor!
Greetings from Argentina
Hernán @ Buenos Aires Cycle Chic