Friday, August 5, 2011

Bicycles can mean a cheap commute

From St. Louis Today online

Bicycles can mean a cheap commute

BY CYNTHIA BILLHARTZ GREGORIAN • cbillhartz@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8114

STLtoday.com | Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011 12:01 am

 

Forget the fancy jersey covered in ads, the Shimano shoes and the $8,000 feather-light road bike.

This isn't France and you're not Lance Armstrong racing down the Champs-Élysées.

You're a commuter looking for an inexpensive, healthy, eco-friendly way to get to and from work. And as a growing number of local commuter cyclists have learned, all you need is a sturdy bike and a helmet. Neither needs to cost a lot of money, though you will have to put a little elbow grease into repairs and maintenance now and then.

Read on here.

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