bikeman does not use a foldable bike, but his experience on cycling to work deserve notice here.
Quoted from his page:
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Benefits of Commuting to Work by Bicycle:
- Is the best form of exercise to start the morning and arriving at your job refresh and energise the whole day, unlike your sedentary colleagues experience.
- Able to ride and exercise without having to cut into family time.
- I never have to stress out about traffic jams on my bike in the early morning and at the same time, clearing cobwebs and blowing away job-related frustrations. When arrived, ready for a brand new day.
- Riding your bike to work or school and back may be the best way to create time for cycling. When commute by bike, time normally spent sitting in an automobil or waiting for public transport is used productively as part of the training hours. The trip home can be lengthened as much as time, daylight and energy allow.
- It is very much more economical to ride than to drive, especially in Singapore. It saves one car less on the road.
- The health benefits: My posting to Taipei 4 years had ballooned me from 63 kg to 72 kg with a 88 cm waistline. My active cycling had helped me get back in shape. I am now back to 62-63 kg with 79 cm waistline. My resting heart rate is below 50 and my BMI is about 22. I hardly fall sick.
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In Singapore, you can commute by bike all year long because of the tropical climate unlike countries with winter snow. For a distance less than 10 km, it make more sense to commute by bike as travelling time is about the same with automobil, considering waiting time for public transport and looking for parking space if you are driving. My advice to all bikers is get in the saddle and commute considering all the benefits. I suggest that everyone try commuting for at least two weeks. Getting up in the pre-dawn hour may be the ultimate test of whether you really want to ride. It would not take that long to get over the initial pain/disgust of riding that early in the morning!
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