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Old 03-02-2011, 01:56 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redyaris View Post
Considering time and energy... When I lived in Montreal I used to race my girlfriend to the bar she in her car and me on my bick, I was always the first to arrive at the bar even if she beat me to the street she always had to hunt for parking. Vancouver has a commuter challenge between public transit a car and a bike the bike always wins. Why do you think there are so many bike couriers in all the cities of the world? ...the bike is the fastest for short distance and when roads are congested!
I've had several such competitions too, and while I didn't always "win", most people were shocked at how close it really was.
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