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Velo-city: Free Your Mobility
It’s Monday morning. You get your gear on and strap your bag onto your bike. It is cold and raining today but after just five minutes riding you can see a glazed on-ramp in the distance. A quick lane-change and you pump your way up the ramp. Switching into the slow lane, you can already feel the draft pulling you forward as cyclists in the fast lanes blur past you and into the distance. Once you get your rhythm, your shoulders relax as you let down your defenses. No more cars breathing down your neck.
It’s strangely quiet as you ride along looking through the rain drops on the glazing out to the panorama of the urban landscape. In the distance, you can see the cluster of red brake lights on the 404 as you pull into the next lane and gear up. Up ahead, you see a familiar bike trailer and realize it’s your friend taking his kids to daycare. Pulling into the slow lane you say hi to the kids and chat with your friend for a few minutes before they get to their off-ramp.
