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Benefits of Riding Bicycles
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Riding Bicycle is Good for Our Health
Cycling has long been considered as good sport that can improve our stamina. People who ride bicycles in general say that their physical conditions are much better than before. When we sit on our bike and press the saddles with our feet, we give constant but mild stress to the muscles of our legs. This helps the muscles burn fats and improves the circulation of blood inside our body. A lot of doctors recommend cycling as a kind of sport for those who have just undergone cancer surgery. Cycling is also good for our eyes. When we ride our bikes, our eyes scan all the moving things along the road. The eyes send signals to our brain to actively identify the objects that we see. In other words, riding bicycle helps us maintain the work of the whole organs of our body.
Mountain Bike
I
usually ride my bicycle in the afternoons. It is a
dirt jump mountain bike Cozmic
DX 2.0 manufactured by Polygon - an Indonesian bike maker. Sometimes I ride
Polygon Celine 3.0 - which is actually a
mountain bike for
ladies. The frame is made of
aluminum metal compound called Alx 6061. The bike frame is light making it very easy
for a cyclist like me to reach a maximum speed. To improve the riding
performance of the cyclists, Polygon installed Shimano Alivio gears. These
bicycle gears help the cyclist while climbing a steep slope. When going down a
hill, cyclist is protected by front and rear brakes supplied by Tektro. Although
I know that I can rely on the brakes, I still wear bike helmet to protect my
head while riding the bicycle. Every cyclist should wear helmet as safety
precaution before going to the streets. I also bought additional red rear and
white front
LED lamps to light the road and inform other road users about my existence if I ride my mountain bike at night. Actually I
don't really need those lamps because I mostly use the bike in the afternoons.
Pro-Cycling Policy is a Must!
In recent years, there is a growing interest in cycling among city dwellers in Jakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar (Bali) and several other cities in Indonesian including Manokwari - the city where I live. People ride bicycles to work to save money and also to preserve the environment. Until now, pro-motorized vehicle policies have been dominating every decision that is made by the government. It is now time for cycling enthusiasts try to influence government to also consider bicycle as one of the transport means in this country. As its consequences, facilities and protection to cyclists should be given to them too. People give up cycling because they see that its not safe to ride their bicycles in the streets. Such situation has to be changed. Government have to seriously address this problem. Cyclists help reduce traffic congestion, CO2 gases emission and fossil fuel. Therefore, pro-cycling policy is a must.
Cycling saves energy and brings cleaner air to our environment
If the population of Jakarta go to work by bicycles, the current traffic congestions can easily be eliminated. The air pollution of the city can also be reduced significantly creating a better living environment to all the city dwellers of the capital of Indonesia or any other cities in the world. Cycling is also good for the environment because it does not consume fossil fuel and emit CO2 gases. So, cycling is a good way to fight global warming. Sound pollution can also be eliminated. If the whole earth population ride bicycles, a lot of CO2 gas emission can be reduced and the global warming issue will only be a matter of our past. We need serious commitment both from the government and the population to see cycling lifestyle as one of the good solutions to many of our traffic, health and environmental problems.
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