How a Baby Boomer Arrives With One Less Car

I wrote this, to share information with other Toronto cyclists, green or otherwise, who may as yet not thought of bike-commuting. Please feel free to use it in your publication, or in any way you wish:

10 Top Reasons for using an electric-motor-assisted bike:

• Can't get to work sweaty
  

• Too potty to pedal uphill
  

• A good Harley costs at least $15,000 more
  

• Hafta find free parking in the city somehow
  

• Hate to pump gas every other day
  

• Like to save up for skiing in Whistler
  

• Gotta find an excuse to not pick up the in-laws
  

• Can use Car-Share for the Saturday Night out
  

• Teeny foldup bikes, with e-motors, are transit-friendly
  

• Only way to catch up to cyclists in spandex who pedal faster'n me
  

And here's 8 additional Very Good Reasons:

• Parking fees in my condo are getting out of hand

• Yes, Matilda, there are flat-free inner tubes for bikes
  

• Enjoy racing my SUV-luvin' neighbor to the corner convenience store for the milk run. I'm done before she hits her remote lock!
  

• Mankind finally invented a sore-free bike saddle. I nicknamed the CCM Mega Gel, "The Loveseat"
  

• With an "Eggparka" auto-inflate crash vest, I've got a portable airbag
  

• With a "Lightman" strobe light, my bike's as visible as a 747 on a moonlit runway
  

• With an electric motor assisted bike, I can pedal up to 28KPH for up to 20 kilometers' range
  

• During rush hour, the Waterfront Trail's faster from Parkside to Yonge Street

A.R. Salvador
Toronto