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For a guy who writes so much about this stuff, I've made a poor showing of riding to work on Bike to Work Week , but I did ride to work yesterday and today. And these are two days that point out the beauty of commuting on a very basic e-bike. Yesterday morning, the weather was gorgeous - low breeze, temp in the low 60's, the sun was shining. Riding to work on pretty much any bicycle would've been really nice. Nine hours later, I went to leave work. It was overcast with winds gusting up into the mid 30's (miles per hour). I was really thankful for the e-bike! Learn more on yesterday's MH post This morning was a little different. It was overcast and the wind was blowing north pretty steadily at 20-30 miles per hour. My commute to work takes me south and west. Every time I turned south I understood why wind generators are such a good idea in this part of the world. Every time I turned south, I was thankful for a 48 volt battery and a 500 watt motor and a...

[Bob, I'm understanding you better and better.] Bob Sharpe is a friend I've never met, but we've talked on the phone and support each others' writing and lots of good stuff like that. While I've known Bob, I've lived in Lubbock and I think he's lived in 47 different places. He seems to be on a quest to find a great place for a cyclist to live and ride. His most recent home (and one that looks like it may be THE one) is a tiny town in Iowa that happens to be right on a 100 mile bike trail. Yep, 100 miles of car-less and truck-less getting about on a bike. Imagine that! He writes about it often. Sometimes I read with envy. Sometimes I worry about his sanity. Over the last year, I have traveled very little, but I have been taking a bike with me whenever I can. I've gotten to ride in New Mexico (Cloudcroft and Alamogordo) and more recently I've pedaled part of a Rails-to-Trails path in Quitaque, Texas and a linear park in Mansfield, Texas. ...

Learn more at  www.lovetoride.net Tomorrow, May 1, is a big deal around here the Mesquite Hugger / 2Wheels Maybe corporate offices – the National Bike Challenge begins. The NBC is a big motivator for me. It is a daily reason to ride. It’s actually what helped me take a big leap to become a bicycle commuter rather than an occasional cyclist. And I have to say, life is better on a bike. What do I mean by better? Find it here Personally: My body is skinnier, my stamina exists, I smile more, I save money, I enjoy and look forward to my commute to work. I reduce my risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and obesity. Most of all, my spirit is healthier and more hopeful when I ride. Find it here Environmentally: This one’s pretty easy – no air pollution or noise pollution. The bicycle doesn’t burn coal or natural gas or gasoline or diesel, which leads to less habitat destruction and less war. Find it here Communitarily: (I may have m...