It’s official: we sold the motorcycle this morning and are now full-on Bike Hippies. Frans and I have always (at least all three years we’ve known each other) been pretty serious about doing most of our travel around town by bicycle, but there was a moped towards the beginning, and we bought a motorcycle about two years ago. Now with full-time jobs and more regular schedules, though, we’ve been just letting the motorcycle sit – to the point where the battery was dying – so we decided to sell it and go all-out biker cool.
For me there are three lines of reasoning behind wanting to ride bikes instead of having a motorcycle or car. First, it’s a lot healthier. Second, I don’t want to participate in the crazy American car culture if I don’t have to. Third, bikes are definitely the cheapest way to go.
None of this would work if we didn’t live in a place where our jobs, stores, our friends, and the beach are all under 30 minutes away (often closer to 10). And yeah, it helps that the weather is nice pretty much year-round. Still, I’m proud that we made this decision and I’m happy we both agree that this is a good lifestyle for us right now.
