http://www.commutebybike.com/2012/12/12/alex-moultons-answer-to-dont-those-small-wheels-slow-you-down/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Sat, 18 May 2013 21:46:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.commutebybike.com/2012/12/12/alex-moultons-answer-to-dont-those-small-wheels-slow-you-down/comment-page-1/#comment-1475781 Karen Voyer-Caravona Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:27:06 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=22378#comment-1475781 Well, you learn something new every day. I had no idea about Alex Moulton's advocacy on the part of sustainability; that's great to hear. I think we need to do a better job as advocates of talking about what sustainability means in real life. For me, it boils down to "lasting, economical and health promoting". You really have to work hard to kill the life out of your bike. A decent bike is relatively inexpensive to upgrade so that it last for years; certainly more so than trying to maintain a car over the years. The mental and physcial health benefits are too obvious to go in to but usually, on my bike, my commute to anywhere, even the places I don't want to go, is much more enjoyable than if the trip were by car. Well, you learn something new every day. I had no idea about Alex Moulton’s advocacy on the part of sustainability; that’s great to hear. I think we need to do a better job as advocates of talking about what sustainability means in real life. For me, it boils down to “lasting, economical and health promoting”. You really have to work hard to kill the life out of your bike. A decent bike is relatively inexpensive to upgrade so that it last for years; certainly more so than trying to maintain a car over the years. The mental and physcial health benefits are too obvious to go in to but usually, on my bike, my commute to anywhere, even the places I don’t want to go, is much more enjoyable than if the trip were by car.

]]>