----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Bell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <brin-l@mccmedia.com> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 4:21 PM Subject: Re: Car free London?
> > On 18/09/2007, at 12:34 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: > >> >> Julia Thompson wrote: >>> >>> Question: How much does a good bike (good for riding around >>> London) >>> cost? >>> (Wondering how good a selling point this is; if it pays for itself >>> in 2 years, that's a good deal, IMO.) >>> >> I don't think this is the correct reasoning. > > It's part of the reasoning, and it's the part most people get. > >> How much biofuel >> does a human being consume, when we compare to a car? It certainly >> makes no sense to use a car to go to work and back, and then >> spend a couple of hours in the gym, but most people already do >> enough physical exercise not to need that extra time. > > I certainly don't need to go to the gym for my cardio workout, as I > do 60-90mins on a bike most days (25 mins to work, but I take the > long way home). > Somewhat relevant to the discussion: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/wasting_away_in_1.php I leave home at 5:15 AM and get home around 4:30 PM. xponent 8 Hour Days Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
