Hey, we beat Portland in something bike related

Baltimore had a 233% increase in bike commuters from 2000 to 2009 while Portland "only" had a 222% increase. So while our really low 1% bike commuters is nothing compared to Portland's 5.8% it still shows hope as in 2000 Portland had only had 1.8% bike commuters. So maybe there is hope that in 9 years we will have 5% bike commuters. That is if the City will stop removing bike lanes before giving cyclists a voice in the discussion, without this key ingredient our bike commuter numbers will continue to be low.

Data from: <a href="http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2011/09/substantial-increases-bike-ridership-across-nation/161/">http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2011/09/substantial-increases-bike-ridership-across-nation/161/</a>;

by B' Spokes

Like most people I live a hectic life and who has the time for much exercise? Thanks to xtracycle now I do. By using my bike for daily activities I can get things done and get an hour plus work out in 15 minutes extra of my time, not a bad deal and beats taking the extra time going to the gym. In case you are still having trouble being motivated; the National Center of Disease Control says that inactivity is the #2 killer in the United States just behind smoking. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_nutrition/ ) Get out there and start living life! I can carry home a full shopping cart of groceries, car pool two kids or just get lost in the great outdoors camping for a week. Well I got go, another outing this weekend.
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