Biking urban-style

Everyone loves to churn up the country lanes on a bike, fresh breezes under your helmet, sudden gushes of wind through your Spandex, trees and cows whizzing by. But tackling the asphalt jungle with nothing but a padded seat between your legs and sudden death? Well, the fact is that urban biking, even in that densest of urban jungles, New York City, is showing a healthy revival: according to the city’s Department of Transportation, the number of people riding through mid-town Manhattan in 2003 has tripled since 1980. Good news also from Chicago, where there is a recently opened bike depot in the very heart of the Loop. So if you want an alternative to moving about in your own metropolis, get actively involved in a group such as Transportation Alternatives, which works to improve conditions for urban bikers.

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