Bike riding is a great way to maintain fitness and help the environment. Some love to cycle for the speed, some for the fitness, some for the friendship, some for environmental protection and others for the freedom of the open road.

To maintain social distance to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the two-wheel business, already gaining popularity in recent years, has once again witnessed a boom around the world. 【小题1】 And many other countries like the UK, Canada and Germany added new, wider bike lanes for people to cycle, according to the market research company NPD Group.

For many people, cycling has also become a symbol of freedom in the pandemic—an opportunity for physical as well as mental release .During lockdowns, people unable to go to their gyms look for other ways to exercise and families try to find ways to keep kids active. 【小题2】 “You’re moving faster, you’re going further, but you’re not moving so fast that you can’t notice the little things,” Ken McLeod, policy director at The League of American Bicyclists, told the Guardian.

【小题3】 The environmental benefits are obvious. According to the SFGATE website, cycling cuts your fuel emissions completely and provides a cleaner form of transportation than cars, buses or other forms of public transportation. 【小题4】 Compared with drivers, cyclists tend to spend more money in stores, bars and restaurants, according to HuffPost. “When you make an area appealing for people on foot or on a bike—when you slow down the pace of life in that neighborhood just a little—suddenly visitors are lingering longer and stopping in more stores,” Rachel Quednau wrote for Strong Towns.

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