About

The purpose of this website is to promote personal involvement and stewardship in your local environment.  One way to do this is by walking, taking public transportation or riding your bike in everyday living.

Why the name biketofeel.com?

This recurring theme came to me on my daily commutes. I frequently asked myself, “Would you hear, see, feel, sense that if you were driving in a car?” Of course the answer was always, “No.” While it is not always easy to bike due to heat, rain, cold, snow and dark, I do experience my trips on bike. Rather than viewing everything through a window, making the experience more like watching television. I also am more involved in my community. This was a basic principle during my Peace Corps service. Peace Corps Haiti allowed two additional options for transportation other than walking — biking or horseback. The reason behind this is that they want you to interact with your community. Should you have access to a motorcycle or car, community interaction is minimized. I think the same principle applies in your everyday life. There is little sense of community anymore because we isolate ourselves from our community. We drive our cars everywhere and rarely exit the home because it’s either too hot or too cold or too wet.

My message to you: Walk or ride your bike to your next destination outside the home. You will feel better and you feel more involved. At the very least, you’ll feel something!!!

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I am a bike commuter.  I bike 16 miles round trip to my work in Memphis, Tennessee.  I also do weekend shopping with my children on my bike (See picture).   I started bike commuting in Haiti while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer.  I went back to the car for a while once I returned to the U.S. but rediscovered the joy of interacting with my environment while tranporting myself from point A to B.

About Me

I am married and a father of two, ages 4 (boy) and 2 (girl).  I live in Memphis, TN but I spent my first 25 years of life in Indiana (Syracuse and Bloomington).  We moved to Memphis in 2007 as my wife — from the Caribbean — needed a warmer place to live.  I work for a medical device manufacturer as a Regulatory Affairs Specialist.