Does commuting by bike alter your personality? | Thread profile

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I feel the same way, and I smile more.

you tend to tune out of popular culture a bit, so you dont waste money and time on nonsense

I tend not to be as cranky... and I sleep better. I'm on "vacation" right now, so I'm not doing daily rides, but the rides I've been doing have been longer. When school starts I'm actually looking forward to dropping back down to 32 miles a day. One thing I've noticed is that I've gotten a bit more "smug" about saving gas than I was before I started commuting. I ...

Originally Posted by Barrettscv I'm been commuting 70 or more miles a week. I've broken my dependence on the car, lost weight and I'm saving money. I also notice a new level of self reliance. I'm less concerned with peer pressure and see the world ...

I was already somewhat of an overly-verbose, self-righteous anarchosyndicalist that stays far away from pop culture, television, etc, before I re-discovered cycling, so it was a pretty seamless transition for me. But then, of course, I have a dark side ;-) In all seriousness, though, I'm happier and healthier than I've been in years.

I've become more militant about my beliefs, and have learned to look down upon those who don't adopt my novel lifestyle.

I told the girls where I work that I feel more decisive and a bit more combative (increased testosterone, maybe, I don't know) with regards to what I put up with from clients and what I don't

+1 I put 20 in my car the other day, and by my calculations driving 2 days a week (if my wife doesn't drive it) I should be able to go almost three weeks without putting in gas. Originally Posted by JMRobertson I tend not to be as cranky... ...

now that i'm commuting by bike i know everything, am better than everyone, and best of all my sh!t don't stink anymore.