<p>Do people really ride bikes in college?
My parents said I am not allowed a car until I graduate (I am 18 and don't even have a permit!!!)</p>
<p>Will it be loser-ish if I ride bike in college?</p>
<p>ummmm who cares? just rid your bike. </p>
<p>I rid my bike everyday to school and back from school. I will continue this routine during the winter, and I live in north dakota</p>
<p>TONS of people have bikes here. I actually planned to buy one over break and bring it back with me, but then I realized it’d just rust up outside all winter anyway.</p>
<p>I got my license when I was 18 and I still don’t have a car. Thankfully I don’t live in some crappy place like LA that requires you to drive everywhere.</p>
<p>A lot of people at my school have bikes. They’re faster than walking. I don’t see how you’d be a loser if you rode a bike. It’s not like you’d drive from building to building.</p>
<p>my school is big and walking is annoying. most people walk and wish they had bikes. people who have bikes are smart.</p>
<p>hah… Davis is bike city. Main mode of transportation here. I’m one of the few who don’t ride a bike, but only because I don’t know how.</p>
<p>Ditto DCHurricane. Since when did riding a bike make you a loser?</p>
<p>That’s sad, Phishy, you should learn! My friend and her little brother taught me when I was in like middle school. My dad tried but he sucked at it and I kept getting hurt so we gave up. Once you get used to it it’s totally natural, there’s really not a technique so much as an adjustment to how it feels.</p>
<p>This is going to sound really lame, but I am worried about the bike riding. I’m looking at a lot of schools with big campuses and I’d like to have a bike, since I’m not a particularly fast walker and because, well, bike riding is fun! But I’m worried about biking for the same reason I don’t drive. I’m terrible at steering, and biking through a campus is pretty tight quarters. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Practice? That’s really the only way to get good.</p>
<p>I think I’ll buy a bike only if its necessary (campus is like a thousand acres or something)…its always an added responsibility…</p>
<p>At prime class times, bike riders really make the walkers POed. Like, when I go to college (probably at Purdue), I’ll ride my bike from the dorm to “campus” where all the classes and then park it and walk from there unless I gotta go from one end to another. I’d say to only take a bike if your dorm’s far from classes, and you have issues with being on time since it’s quicker.</p>
<p>I go to a school with a relatively small campus, and people still ride bikes. But if it’s someplace that’s gonna ice over, don’t expect to use it year-round.</p>
<p>I have a friend (who’s easily influenced, btw) who actually wants a bike without brakes to ride on campus. Apparently, it’s the cool thing to do over there? And I guess the coolest people ride bikes with no brakes? I don’t understand it, personally…</p>
<p>a bike makes you the opposite of a loser</p>
<p>eta: which is a winner</p>
<p>Gotakun those are fixed-gear bikes. I don’t understand the obsession with them either.</p>
<p>i learned that bikes really do help!
i went to qo visit Valderbilt University in TN .
that campus in really HUGE! so bikes help alot .
just make sure you keep and lock on it :]</p>
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<p>God. Why would it matter? What, are you going to live your life based on what other people think is stupid?</p>
<p>But yes, people ride bikes in college, especially so depending on your college. Some people still ride without a helmet though. :</p>
<p>And if you’re 18 and don’t have a permit, get one if you want it. You no longer need your parents’ consent (I think. I’m not too sure on permit laws anymore).</p>