How to make riding a bike more attractive

[Gone4]

Originally Posted by p13

If you are handy with tools, need a cheap comfortable bike ride, this may help. A no-weld recumbent built from two old ten speeds. Hack saw, drill, chain tool, carriage bolts, duct tape, plywood, foam, vinyl cover, junk 20" BMX front wheel, some junk derailleurs, hose clamps, a set of longer cables and a steering head extension. Oh, and a piece of wood behind the steering head. The design is from this site:
www.geocities.com/drehus/
I have been riding this recumbent for over two years. It's ugly enough to park unlocked, a bit quick on the steering because you lose some trail with the 20" wheel. I have baskets on the back now to haul groceries with. I paid $30 dollars for the womans MXT frame style ten speed (the seat post on this SKF MXT frame down tube is lower so you can lean the seat back to 45 degrees). A junker man's ten speed provided the front "boom" from it's down tube and gear set. The forks from the man's ten speed straddle the woman's steering head.(Am I allowed to say that?) and the front boom slips over the tube from the forks. Anyway it took me about a week on and off to make. Total investment $90.

That's a pretty interesting link there.

Recumbents seem interesting but I an reluctant to get into them for many reasons...

[DifferentPointofView]

In the winter, wear lots of leather and some shades. Grow a beard, and work at the gym. You could just have lots of celebrities riding bikes in the winter, and maybe if we get the new presidential candidates (if you can call them candidates) Riding during a blizzard, people will actually think about it... wait.. no they wouldn't... I forgot about something... I live in America . I still do it though, despite a daily high temp of like 10F sometimes, I've recently acquired a leather jacket from my grandpa who said, since he hasn't worn it in over 4 years, I should put it into good use. So I did. I now know why biker's are all leather clad. Wind doesn't get through leather. Just through the gaps in your collar and stuff, which is where the beard comes in .

[Frank Lee]

Well my beard doesn't go across the bridge of my nose and across the tops of my cheeks! I ended up looking like this after a particularly cold wind...