{"id":38975,"date":"2021-02-12T13:47:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T12:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=38975"},"modified":"2021-02-12T13:47:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T12:47:07","slug":"cycling-pros-cons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/cycling-pros-cons\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Cycling Pros and Cons"},"content":{"rendered":"

In some circles, the term \u201ceco-travel<\/strong>\u201d has become popular in recent years. When most people use it, what they mean is transportation methods<\/strong> that leave no carbon footprint<\/strong>. Walking<\/strong> is one way to get from point A to point B with no carbon footprint, and cycling<\/strong> is another.<\/p>\n

Many people\u00a0prefer cycling to walking<\/a>\u00a0because if you\u2019re on a bike, you can usually get to where you\u2019re going a lot quicker. Your top speed while cycling is always going to be faster than your maximum speed while walking. If you\u2019re work-bound or you want to run an errand while on your bike, you\u2019ll get there in less time than if you walk.<\/p>\n

There are several compelling reasons why you should get yourself a bike if you don\u2019t have one yet. However, there are also cons that are worth discussing. Let\u2019s go over the arguments for and against cycling right now.<\/p>\n

Biking in some cities is dangerous<\/h2>\n
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Let\u2019s say you live in a big metropolis<\/strong>, like New York City. New York is an interesting example because the government there has tried to make the city as bike-accessible<\/strong> as possible over the past couple of decades.<\/p>\n

In recent years, New York has added more than 300 bike lane miles throughout the five boroughs. Still, in a city with more than 6,000 street miles total,\u00a0fewer than 1 in 5<\/a>\u00a0actually has a bike lane<\/strong> right now.<\/p>\n

If you own a bike and live in New York, you might ride it to and from work every day. The real issue is whether your route to work has bike lanes.<\/p>\n

Even if some of the streets do, probably not all of them feature bike lanes. Every time you\u2019re on a street without them, you have to share the road with much larger vehicles.<\/p>\n

You\u2019d hope that cabs and\u00a0Uber drivers\u00a0would be okay sharing the street with a cyclist, but most of them are pretty impatient. It\u2019s not an exaggeration that some New York City cab drivers will speed up when they see you crossing the street rather than slowing down. They\u2019re no more patient for what they perceive to be a slow-moving cyclist whose top speed cannot possibly rival their own.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Good Exercise<\/h2>\n
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That\u2019s a potential con, but now on to one of the pros. Biking is an excellent exercise<\/strong>. If you bike several miles to and from work every day, you get a chance to lose weight and build up some muscles<\/strong> that you otherwise would not.<\/p>\n

Using big city living as an example again,\u00a0if you live somewhere like New York, where rents are so obscene, you probably have to put in a ton of work hours every week just to keep your bills from burying you. You likely have little exercise time<\/strong>. Even if you get yourself a gym membership, how often do you have a chance to head there and use it?<\/p>\n

If you have a bike and ride it to and from work each day<\/strong><\/a>, that\u2019s several workouts that you wouldn\u2019t otherwise get. You don\u2019t get any exercise like that if you\u2019re public transportation-reliant. If you\u2019re sitting on a subway during your commute, that\u2019s not burning any calories.<\/p>\n

Biking is Eco-Friendly<\/h2>\n
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To return to what we were saying at the article\u2019s beginning, many people like cycling because of how environmentally friendly<\/strong> it is. If you bike everywhere you go, you\u2019re not burning any fossil fuels<\/strong>. Taking public transportation is better than driving a gas-burning vehicle, but cycling is still better than that.<\/p>\n

Electric cars are on the road now<\/a>, but even the cheapest ones are way more expensive than bicycles. Plus, if you buy an electric car, you have to find a place to put it every night.<\/p>\n

If you live in a large city and you\u2019re in an apartment rather than a house, then presumably, you don\u2019t have a garage. Each evening when you arrive home from your job, you\u2019ll have to circle your neighborhood multiple times, attempting to locate a suitable place to park the vehicle.<\/p>\n

Cycling Saves You Money<\/h2>\n
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Cycling also represents a significant money-saving opportunity for you. If you get a high-end bike<\/strong>, that might cost you a few hundred dollars. You can always get a more modestly priced one, though.<\/p>\n

Once you have that bike, you own it, and you don\u2019t need to put up any further cash, except if you blow a tire or you need to replace some other component. For the most part, all you need is the money upfront, and once the bike is yours, your transportation to and from work is free every day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Think of the money you can save<\/strong>. You won\u2019t have to spend any cash on a bus or train pass every week or month. That can save you several thousand dollars every year in some cases. Obviously, bike riding to and from work and other places is much cheaper than purchasing your own car as well.<\/p>\n

You Can Keep the Bike Right in Your Apartment<\/h2>\n
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One more bike ownership advantage is that you can take the bike into your building<\/strong>, carry it up the stairs or onto the elevator, and stow it safely in your apartment<\/strong>. You don\u2019t have to leave it chained up on the street where some determined thief might cut the chain and steal it.<\/p>\n

Bikes take up very little space<\/strong>, and even if you have a small apartment or studio space, you can get creative and stash the bike in a closet or somewhere else out of the way. You might even install hooks in your wall and hang the bike up, thereby maximizing your floor space.<\/p>\n

When you think about it, most people will agree that there are far more bike ownership pros<\/strong> versus cons. You don\u2019t need a bike just because you live in a big city, either. Even if you live in a much more rural setting, there\u2019s no reason you can\u2019t own a bike there and experience many of the same benefits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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