10 Reasons to Ride a Bike to Work Tomorrow

There are two types of people on rush hour subways—those who get squeezed into the train, and those who do the squeezing. Either way it sucks. And when the M stops short of Broadway/Lafayette every freaking morning because of "train traffic ahead of us," the urge to give it all up and move to Nepal to herd goats or yak or whatever the hell they herd there becomes very, very strong. Leave the race to the rats.

It's springtime, and in New York that means the windy and wet period between it's being really cold and being really hot. It's also allergy season, but if you can breathe, you should be outside as much as possible. Walking is good, riding is better.

Soul Cycle? More like Soulless Cycle. Spinning is cool and all, but it's nothing like actually riding a bike outside. Riding a bike works more than your legs-just the act of balancing works your core, and the constant vigilance necessary to avoid getting killed works your reflexes and your brain. It's a complete workout!

They might be green, but bike lanes are not green space. They are not a place to check voicemail or GPS. They are also not a place to double park, or even single park. Bike lanes are for bikes, and maybe if they were used more, others would remember to stay the hell out of them.

There will be morning "fueling stations" at various locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn featuring Brooklyn Roasting Company iced coffee, Vita Coco coconut water, and KIND bars. If free food and iced coffee doesn't get you on your bike, it's possible you're dead. Get that checked out.

Despite Citi Bike's apparent success—a lot of people are riding those blue bikes—it's not making money the way it needs to. One way to fix that is more ridership, which means commuters, which means you. There are other possible solutions too, but getting every working bike on the road every day would at least be a good start.

New York City is a huge place that some of us see very little of. We go from our tiny apartments via overcrowded train to an equally tiny cubicle. Repeat nearly 300 times per year. Riding a bike is a good way to traverse blocks you otherwise pass under—and a good reason to actually look up. Hey, look, it's another Starbucks!

There is only one way to make sure drivers are aware that they are not alone on the road, and that is to be right out there with them. Riding a bike in the middle of the West Side Highway isn't necessary, but making bikes a normal part of everyone's commute would do a lot for cycling advocates—and maybe get some of those drivers to think twice about their own habits.

Alec Baldwin was recently arrested for disorderly conduct after being stopped for riding his bike the wrong way down 5th Avenue at 16th Street. Now, while we in no way condone riding the wrong way down one-way streets, we do approve of famous and wealthy New Yorkers eschewing their chauffeured SUVs for bikes. Do it for Alec!