The Ideal College Bike

Like I have talked about in my previous blog, transportation can be one thing that you are overlooking in the college planning process. I car can be a good form of transportation for applications of a greater distance than a mile or so. But what are your ideas for getting to class each day, when your classes are across campus and a car cant be used? Do you really want to have to walk a whole mile or more in the frigid, blustery cold, or the rainy, windy, and cold, or the hot, humid days? For most the answer is no. One form of transportation that can be very good in this type application, that would actually give you some exercise is biking.

Biking throughout the campus can be a very good and healthy way of transporting your self to your classes. Not only does biking give you a little work out, but it also can decrease the amount of use of the buses, which decreases the pollution into the environment.

Another reason that biking is a good way to get across your college area, is because it can actually be on of the fastest ways of transportation in a college town. Okay, so obviously it is faster than just walking or even jogging, but in many situation it can be faster than driving or even taking a bus. Many College towns are very busy places, which can a pose a problem in traffic for those cars and buses. Unlike a bus or car, while biking one can take the side walks across the campus to make a direct route across the campus, while avoiding all traffic.

Now if I have you convinced that biking could be a great way for you to get to your classes you might have no clue what kind of bike to purchase. Most campuses offer an abundance of trails and sidewalks, which means that you probably do not need a heavy duty mountain bike. Although these trails and sidewalks do offer a smoother surface they can be plagued, by snow, ice, rain, leaves, and cracks so the ideal bike would be a hybrid with no suspension and a little tread on the tires. A cheaper bike would be the best because it might be left outside a lot of the time. So anything under 750 dollars, would probably be the way to go. Another thing that you might need is a bike chain to protect your bike from theft. And one last thing that might be useful is a bike rack or bag to carry any extra supplies.

Hopefully these tips will help you roll through college with ease.

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