There’s a lot of misinformation out there as to what is and isn’t feasible to do via bike. We here at BCSTW have taken it upon ourselves to do a little Monday mythbusting to start off the (ridiculously hot) week.
Myth 1: You can’t ride a bike if you’re in the biz world.
This is a common myth, often perpetrated by the more portly and/or lazy amongst us as they grasp at straws for ways to explain why they don’t personally use a bike for even the shortest of errands (see also: I’m big boned, it’s genetics).
In the below photo you’ll see what, upon quick glance appears to be just another young man riding his bicycle. I have upon good authority that the destination was, indeed, a meeting with another local head of business. While the skeptics out there will be quick to dismiss my photo as Roger Patterson-esque, we here at BCSTW are going to officially declare this myth busted.
You can't ride a bike to a biz meeting! Myth: Busted
Myth 2: You need a shiny new $2k bike to run errands
This is another common myth, especially in areas of higher net worth, where it’s common knowledge that 1 oz. saved on the bike is equal to taking 15 lbs off the waistline. This myth can trace it’s roots back to the popular affluent pastime ‘keeping up with the joneses’ and the ever so popular ‘my dick size is proportionate to my car value and has no upper limit’.
The below photo shows a 1968 Schwinn Deluxe Racer carrying a full load of groceries. As we at BCSTW were ourselves shocked upon first glance so we dug deeper before we were accused of spreading lies across the interwebs. Upon further review we noticed not a single piece of carbon fiber, titanium or unobtonium on the bike – yet it was STILL able to carry groceries! Rather than continue to look for a scientific explanation to this phenomena we decided that, like unicorns, rainbows, and midget wrestling, some things are so uber-awesome that there is no explanation and you just have to sit bask and bath in their radness. Myth definitely busted.
Another Monday, another myth busted. That's just how we do.
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