While we were sitting in the airport waiting out a 2+ hour flight delay I came up with the following list of advantages of traveling by bike vs. flying.
- No extra charges for bags.
- Wearing lycra is acceptable if you're riding a bike
- Delays are never caused by weather in a city a 1000 miles away
- Fresh air vs. Recycled air. Tough choice
- By bike I can eat Snicker bars and drink Gatorade all day long and still lose weight
- It's tough to get a tan when you're flying
- You never have to remove your shoes, walk through a metal detector or get swabbed for bombs before you depart on a bike trip
- They don't sell Velonews in any of the airport book stores
- Water bottles aren't prohibited on a bike
- Launching snot rockets is NEVER acceptable on an airplane
In flying's defense there were a couple of advantages that I could think for flying
- Your bike seat doesn't make a very good flotation device in the case of a water landing
- Barf bags are typically not available on a bike ride.
8 comments:
On a bicycle, you're much less likely to spend hours sitting next to a screaming child.
On a bicycle, you can always use your cell phone. I don't know if this is a positive or a negative.
To be able to go to the places I want to ride my bike... I'm going to have to get on a plane first.
On a bike, detours enhance the adventure. On a plane, they're an annoyance.
On a bike, soaring downward is exhilarating. On a plane it's downright scary.
On a bike people think your goofy grin is cute. On a plane they wonder what's wrong with you.
LOL, this makes me want to add barf-bags to my commuter/touring bike's bar setup. Perhaps I could add a 'BikeMall' magazine to read while waiting for clearance to 'launch...'
I might, however, charge myself for excess baggage while riding the road bike :)
"On a bike, soaring downward is exhilarating. On a plane it's downright scary."
Right-on, Jenny-Jenny!
Barf bags might not be available on your bike, but if you're cycling the world is your barf bag.
Disadvantage to cycling: No free peanuts or pretzels (though depending on your flight those may not exist on the plane either.)
However, I am failing to see how wearing lycra is an advantage. I do like my cycling shorts, but I don't exactly ride my bike just for the privilege of wearing them.
snot rockets on an air plane....
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>:-)
Wow your blog looks fantastic.....does that now give away how long it has been since I last really looked at blogs.....love all of the links to older posts and everything.....barf bags on a bike???lol
On a bike, your carbon footprint is minimal.
:-)
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