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Bikes are such wonderful machines: they're immensely practical, scrutable, cheap and easy to maintain, and just a joy to operate. There's something really liberating about having the option to bike for short-distance trips (the majority trips in the US are within 5 miles of home [1]) and avoiding the stress of traffic, parking, and gas prices.

[1] https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/articles/fotw-1230-marc...

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Many people don't know that the bicycle is one of the most efficient means of transporting a humans in terms of energy needed to move a mile. It is more efficient than walking and way more efficient than using a car.

https://annex.exploratorium.edu/cycling/humanpower1.html

Side note, never heard of the band mentioned in the article but it sounds interesting:

Bicycle is "a band that rolls across the country on bicycles and rocks in towns and cities along the way. ... 'Heavy metal folk rap' is how the New York Times coined the band's sound."

Unfortunately the link to the band's page appears to be gone, and there's nothing on google about them. Rare to find something these days that has almost 0 web presence!

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