What a Commuter Bike Truly Means

By Rob Sutter


One has to admit that there's something to behold about a person who is so heavily interested in an interest that their live can be staked upon it. Meet Caycee Cullen, a UCSF research assistant, who habitually rides her bike, from home to work. This isn't a new show of effort on her part, either, since Cullen has been doing this for the past 17 years. It's a way of moving about that she very much adores. There's no question that a commuter bike has great power and there are reasons for it.

Akin to any other sport imaginable, putting a commuter bike to use can ultimately translate into an adrenaline rush that no one wants to have disappear. No able person is going to detest riding a bike for several minutes while going down a street, winds and turns on said street, without any stopping in sight. The sense of flow has to be taken into account for any avid biker. However, the sense of enjoyment is heightened for many bikers when you factor in the possibility of car or pedestrian-heavy areas, the sense of risk producing said heightening.

There's a sense of eco-friendliness that comes with utilizing a commuter bike as well. Linus, a company that specializes in vintage and European-style bicycles, also has a very green message to convey with the line of work they're in. The company has spoken out on stories that heavily encourage biking, such as Copenhagen, Denmark's development of an extensive superhighway, purely for cycling use. This will, without question, help people see that biking is a healthy alternative to more popular forms of travel like bus or taxi.

One would be lying if they said that Copenhagen is the only area where bicycling is heavily promoted. Cullen resides in San Francisco and it is here that welcome mats possessing bicycle-related imagery have been set on surfaces. Market Street specifically has become witness to a great amount of these mats being placed and due to these, there has been a great spike in cyclists. The Municipal Transportation Authority showed survey results, claiming that the amount of bicyclists has grown by 71% over the course of five years to this day.

A strong degree of influence in tandem with a proactive approach may help the aforementioned 71% cyclist rate spike to an even greater level. Cycling is a popular activity for many people and thanks to the amount of health benefits that it offers, more and more people seem to understand and take part in it. Forms of exercise will most likely be taken up if they are as fun to do as they are beneficial; bike riding fits the bill quite nicely. An adult can enjoy this form of sport as much as a child can, so there's truly no excuse for any able person not to take part in climbing upon the seat.




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