Bikes And Cycles:
Life works in cycles. My bike is propelled by a cycle. This is an extremely efficient and robust mode of transportation. The way I service my bike is in cycles. The routs that my bike transports me on are cycles, too and from places.
http://antbikemike.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/basket-bike-08-014.jpg
The manufacturing of my bicycle is not cyclical. Even it's parts are not made in cyclical ways. When a tire wears out it is discarded and while there are attempts to recycle tires they generally are down cycles. That is the recycled material is less useful than the original and still destined for the landfill. A bike manufactured as a part of an industrial ecology, where all it's materials were in a cycle of their own would be much more sustainable.
http://www.socalgreenrealestateblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/industrial-ecology.jpg
I also wish my bike could be a part of more of my weekly cycles, too and from school with tools, the grocery store or even longer trips like vacations. Maybe a bike like this.
From huntercycles.com
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