from the Temple Daily Telegram
by Fred Afflerbach Telegram Staff Writer
Forget the spandex shorts, yellow jersey and colorful helmet. This blue-collar biker on his daily commute does just fine wearing cotton and a cap. Dodging dogs, broken glass and sometimes road kill, he travels 26 miles, four days a week, riding a plain, black mountain bike.
Sometime last spring, Thomas Hill pledged to his co-workers he would buy a bicycle and ride it to work when gas hit $3.50 per gallon. That day soon came, and he shunned his Ford Ranger pickup for a two-wheeler.
Read more about Thomas and the other rider at the Temple Daily Telegram
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For years some bicyclists have searched for the magic to convert drivers to riders. For these two the price of gasoline was the trigger.
I kept waiting to read something in the story how Thomas had lost weight as he got further into commuting but I did not see this point made.
With the price of gasoline retreating somewhat will these two return to their cars?