I feel that bicycle commuting can not only do the obvious of helping the environment, reducing the carbon footprint, agitating the ‘straights’” but it can also be a therapeutic outlet. It amazes me how often I can be stressed out from work or school or not be quite awake enough in the morning and then I’ll get on the bike and run an errand or come home and it’ll magically work itself out. Remember that cycling is an incredible endurance sport and can unlock hidden fat cells and thereby toxins which can unleash a wave of pleasure inducing chemicals, all of which are nice to have in the blood stream before a long day at work!