Warning! Riding a Bicycle Can Have the Following Side Effects.

[Wanderer]

If you are thinking about replacing a car trip with a bicycle trip
instead, it is important to know the repercussions of that choice.
Read further for 8 side effects that your doctor or bicycle salesman
may not have told you about.
1) Weight loss
If you are trying to get fat, then cycling might not be right for you.
Cycling has been known to deplete calories stored in the body’s fat
reserves, thus decreasing the gravitational pull on the affected body.
2) Slowed breathing
Those who cycle regularly have reported more time needed for each
breath during both exertion and periods of rest.
3) Dangerously low amounts of stress
Those who commute to work by bicycle have been observed to be void of
hostility, which some claim is an important survival tool in today's
world.
4) Punctuality
Being able to navigate around traffic, take shortcuts through places
where cars can't fit, and choose between both car AND bicycle
infrastructure can often leave cyclists bored and twiddling their
thumbs, waiting for the rest of their associates to show up at work or
when meeting friends for lunch.
5) Caffeine free mental stimulation
Those who cycle often attain natural alertness and thus are unable to
justify a delicious morning cup of coffee.
6) Feelings of Invincibility
Those who power their own commute often feel that they can accomplish
anything.
7) It can be a gateway activity
Cycling can lead to the curiosity, exploration, and even a dependence
on other natural, non-motorized activities.
8) Extreme joy
Regular cyclists often have trouble understanding road rage, and thus
often get left out of the popular passtime. Too much smiling can also
add laugh lines to the face.

Source: http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/warning-riding-a-bicycle-can-have-the-following-side-effects.html

[surya]

thanks for the comic relief early in the morning :)

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Thanks and Regards,
Surya Oleti,
Class of 2009,
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta,
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[Chidambaran Subramanian]

(1) is simply not true. Cycling leads to guilt-free consumption leading to  a weight gain :)

On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 11:54 PM, Wanderer <abhish...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Mayank Kamthan]

+1

So true!!

Mayank Kamthan

[Ashok Revanna]

LOL, just a day before yesterday I got a Hercules A-300 bike & the
subject line made my heart miss a beat for a sec...

I had been off bicycling for past 8yrs or so, due to little
complications in the groin area due to mad days of cycling, and from
past 2 days its complete nirvana... all the stuff that goes inside my
stomach and the stomach is not complaining as it used to from past
couple/triple of years. Staying next to GKVK, I had some beautiful
couple of rides in the campus & planning to ride to my friend's farm
near chintamani tomorrow, which is approx 90kms.

Thanks for the good humor into the facts and for making my will even stronger!
Ashok.

[Shripad]

One side effect/impact I experienced is on my car driving attitude.
Aftre started cycling, my temper during car driving improved a lot.
Started yielding to motor bikist, autos and cyclist -- earlier, was
swearing at everone who overtook from wrong side, etc.

> Source:http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/warning-riding-a-bicycle-can-have-the...

[surya]

kind of agree with Chidu on point 1:

you do not lose weight just by cycling, if you have been cycling for sometime, you initially lose some weight but you hardly lose weight after 3-4 months.

Our body is a smart machine, it gets used to activities and if you are doing one thing regularly, your heart adjusts to the activity and stops burning calories.

weight loss can be achieved by switching b/w activities and surprising the body, such as a mix of running, cycling and swimming.

and again, there are diminishing returns if you are a super fit person.

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