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"The bike arrived yesterday, and it's great! I think it's going to be a big help to me in my commute."
D. Malkson
California
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Bicycle Commuting Benefits
 According to the 2000 U.S. census, Americans spend an average of 48 minutes each day commuting about 24 miles to & from work. Despite driving powerful cars, pickups or suv's, stop & go traffic slows the average commuting speed down to just 30 mph.
 Considering the stress and boredom of commuting by car combined by the low actual speed of travel, more commuters are cycling to work on bike paths and side streets. Instead of tail lights, stop lights, honking horns and exhaust fumes, commuting by bicycle is a peaceful & relaxing experience of gentle wind, birdsong and the pleasant smells of nature. Additional benefits include...
- Physical Fitness
Commuting by bike burns the equivalent of 1 large egg for every 3 miles travelled. Since the average worker in the USA commutes 24 miles round trip/day, you could eat 8 eggs/day when commuting by bike & never gain weight!!! At the same time, you're building muscle, improving your cardio vascular output, burning fat & generating seratonin (a natural high).
- Reduced Stress
Whereas commuting by car in bumper to bumper traffic only heightens stress, cycling has the opposite effect. Instead of arriving home mentally exhausted & burned out, you'll feel peaceful & relaxed.
- Save Money
Even if you only bicycled to work 1 day/week/yr, you'd save over $160/year in gasoline alone (based on a commute of 24 miles RT, 15 mpg city & paying $2.00/gal for fuel).
- Less Pollution
Burning gasoline as fuel produces 25 pounds of CO2 per gallon. Bicycling to work just 1 day/week/yr saves an average of 83 gallons of fuel, sparing 2075 pounds of CO2 from being released into the environment!
- Less Sickness
Studies show that those who exercise regularly are healthy on 4.5 days per year when those that do not exercise are sick. Who wants to be sick when they don't have to be?
- Satisfaction
There's nothing like cycling past a traffic jam when everyone else can only wait in their cars & fume...
- Free Parking
The Giatex bicycle fits in a shoulder bag which can be kept in your office. If you biked to work just 1 day/wk/yr, you'd save over $100/yr in parking fees alone (based on paying $2.00/day to park).
Few people can commute everyday by bicycle; however, riding your bike to work even on occasion can be a welcome and positive experience.
The Giatex is the ideal commuting bicycle; it'll fit in your closet, under your office desk, in the corner of you apartment living room, in the trunk of your car or even in a suitcase. Whether you're taking the bus, the train or cycling the whole way, a Giatex is the solution.
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