Comments on: Jen and the Art of Life on Bikes http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/01/26/jen-and-the-art-of-life-on-bikes/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:08:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Karen http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/01/26/jen-and-the-art-of-life-on-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-229130 Karen Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:22:40 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=7882#comment-229130 First of all, we should never, ever underestimate the power of an attractive spokesperson. I think she repeatedly makes an important point: fun! What is fun about a minivan? Nothing really. She and her husband have fun with their four kids hauling them around in bike trailers. The whole family having experiences together. Just going to the grocery store becomes fun, an adventure, "instead of just driving". One change for Jenn, giving bicycling a try, has created multiple lifestyle changes in terms of simplifying family life, becoming more self-reliant, and having more money to do other things besides maintaining a car. I think this is a strong message because it acknowledges where a lot of people actually are, especially women and mothers. First of all, we should never, ever underestimate the power of an attractive spokesperson. I think she repeatedly makes an important point: fun! What is fun about a minivan? Nothing really. She and her husband have fun with their four kids hauling them around in bike trailers. The whole family having experiences together. Just going to the grocery store becomes fun, an adventure, “instead of just driving”. One change for Jenn, giving bicycling a try, has created multiple lifestyle changes in terms of simplifying family life, becoming more self-reliant, and having more money to do other things besides maintaining a car. I think this is a strong message because it acknowledges where a lot of people actually are, especially women and mothers.

]]> By: Ted Johnson http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/01/26/jen-and-the-art-of-life-on-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-229094 Ted Johnson Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:37:48 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=7882#comment-229094 I was starting to get worried by the lack of comments. Then I noticed that the video on YouTube has about 200 more views than it did yesterday before I published this post. Now I understand... Here's the embedded video, so you don't have to leave our site to see it. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/j7wfZdrgwl0?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j7wfZdrgwl0?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> I was starting to get worried by the lack of comments. Then I noticed that the video on YouTube has about 200 more views than it did yesterday before I published this post. Now I understand…

Here’s the embedded video, so you don’t have to leave our site to see it.

]]> By: Chrehn http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/01/26/jen-and-the-art-of-life-on-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-229087 Chrehn Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:24:51 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=7882#comment-229087 That's a dang-good video about bicycling. That’s a dang-good video about bicycling.

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