Should You Bike to Work?

Last Friday was Bike-to-Work Day. But why just one day? Why not make it a regular thing? Biking to work offers countless benefits: It's free, it doesn't produce CO2, it improves your health, it guarantees a parking spot near the door, and so on.

Wired suggests five ways to make bike commuting easy -- which is to say, less problematic. For example, if you have too much stuff to carry (briefcase, laptop bag, lunch, etc.), consider a bike trailer (you can even build one yourself) or a new bike that's built for carting cargo. Worried about arriving at the office all hot and sweaty? The author recommends pedaling at a slow pace, but this strikes me as impractical. I say keep your work clothes at work; change into them (after a quick wipe-down, of course) after you arrive.

Of course, for me, every day is Walk-Down-the-Basement-Stairs-to-Work Day, so I'm not the best one to give advice. If you're a bike commuter, hit the Comments and share your secrets of two-wheeled success. Photo by Daquella Manera.