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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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