Just curious... While more and more folks are riding bikes to work the uptake is very low. There must be at least 1000 people in the building I work in and the bike room has never had more than 6 bikes in it. One thing I am curious about, why do folks not use city bikes, unless your commute is so far a racing bike is essential to cover the distance? Carrying your laptop or whatever in a rucksack gives you a sweaty back. That is what luggage racks are for. It's eye opening in cities where biking is more common. In Hamburg for instance almost no-one rides on the roads, every pavement has a strip of different coloured bricks where bikes are meant to ride. Every bike has luggage racks and / or a basket. Chain guards or fully enclosed chain cases are standard so you do not even need to tuck your long trousers into your sock. Fenders of course are standard on all bikes too, for when it rains. Speaking of bike lanes, too, in Cape Town there is a bike lane down the side of Campground Road and yet I see folks riding in the road. Why? Are cycle lanes uncool somehow?
