Cihuy Cirebon Blogger Competition Bicycles and the Environment

Cihuy Cirebon Blogger Competition 2010 has been reopened. CBC is an emerging race loved by the Blogger Ciayumajakuning that held by Telkom Speedy Cirebon. Cirebon Blogger Competition Competition is a blog competition for public and students (Student / student) who is domiciled in the territory of Cirebon, Kuningan, Indramayu and Subang (Ciayumajakuning).

In Cirebon Blogger Competition we are all required to work and be creative in making a blog and wrote an article about the themes that have been determined. Here there are 3 themes which we have to choose one theme. The third theme of which is 1. Bicycles and the Environment, 2. Youth and Technology, 3. Telecommunications and the Internet.

Of the three themes that I took the theme of “Bicycles and the Environment”. Let us review one by one.

Who does not know Bicycles? Bicycle transportation is a simple thing, without a motor so that in Indonesia known as the train winds. Bicycle ancestors are thought to originate from France. According to the newspaper’s history, the country has since the beginning of the 18th century two-wheel transportation to know who called velocipede. For years, the velocipede was the only term that refers to the design and construction of two-wheeled vehicles.

To be sure, the construction is not familiar with iron. The model is still very “primitive.” Some say without a crank, pedal stick steering (handlebars). There also are told are familiar with the crank and the handlebars, but the construction of the timber.
There was a German named Baron von Drais Karls Sauerbronn notable as one of his perfection velocipede. In 1818, von Sauerbronn make two-wheeled transportation tools to support its work efficiency. As the head forester Baden, he does need a highly mobile means of transportation. But, the model seems still ambiguous, between bicycles and horse-drawn carriage. So that people dub the Baron’s creation as a dandy horse.

Only in 1839, Kirkpatrick MacMillan, a blacksmith born in Scotland, make the “engine” specifically for the bike. Certainly not a machine like those of a motorcycle, but more like a driver who turned the crank, through the movement up and down the foot pedal. MacMillan had been “brave” with a rod linking the steering crank earlier (simple handlebars).

While efforts to improve French inventor Ernest Michaux in 1855, with a ballast crank, until the bike is more stable rate. The more perfect after another Frenchman, Pierre Lallement (1865) strengthens the wheel by adding an iron circle around it (now known as the rim or wheel). Lallement also introducing a bike with the front wheel larger than the rear wheels.

But the most significant progress occurred during steelmaking technology cavities are found, following a good growing iron grafting techniques, as well as the discovery of tire rubber as a raw material. However, safety and comfort factor remains unresolved. Because the suspension technology (per, etc.) has not been found, wobble and shake frequently make their riders back pain. Half joking, people dub Lallement bike as boneshaker (bone shakers).

So do not be surprised if in the era of the 1880s, three-wheel bikes that are considered safer for women and men whose legs are too short to ride a conventional bicycle became so popular. The trend of two-wheeled bike back after the establishment of a worldwide first bicycle factory in Coventry, England in 1885. The factory, founded James Starley was increasingly finds momentum in 1888 after John Dunlop found the wind tire technology. The rate of bicycle was no longer shaking.

Other findings, such as brakes, gear ratio which can be changed, chains, handlebars that can be driven, and many more add to the attraction bike. Since then, millions of people started to make bicycles as a means of transportation, with America and Europe as a pioneer. Although slowly, his role began to be removed cars and motorcycles, bicycles still have observer. Even the fans are known to be fanatical.

Now the bike has a different name and model. The grouping is usually based on function and size.

1. Mountain bike used for off-road track with a strong framework, has suspension, and a combination of speed to 27.

2. Bicycles are used for highway-road racing, the overall weight is light, smooth tires to reduce friction with the road, the combination of speeds up to 27

3. BMX-BMX bicycle stands bicycle moto-cross, widely used for attractions

4. Mini-bike is included in this group are the bikes the kids, both two-wheel or tricycle

5. Bike-haul included in this group are moped, bicycle post

6. Folding bike-a type of bicycle can be folded in seconds so you can take them anywhere with ease

Bicycles are tools which of course environmentally friendly transportation. Environment is a combination of physical conditions that include a state of natural resources such as land, water, solar energy, minerals, and flora and fauna that grow above ground and in the ocean, with institutions that include human creations such as decisions on how to use the physical environment.

Bicycles do not need any fuel to operate them. Therefore, the bike does not produce a bad effect on the environment. In addition, the direct benefit of people who could feel the bike is as one way of working out cheap and festive. Moreover, if cycling on a regular basis, guaranteed body will be fit and healthy.

While cycling, we also can enjoy and get to know the environment around us. Perhaps the points tersebutlah become the main reference for the community to make the bicycle as an integral part of their lives. Plus, the means and facilities for cycling are also available as well and supported by the Government by providing a convenient bike paths and safe (car free day).

Some people are still pouting about the use of bicycles as an alternative means of transportation to support the activities of work because they still consider that the use of bicycles as a means of transportation will continue to represent the marginal social class for the wearer. However, this really depends on how we interpret the meaning of cycling.
Interpret something or enrichment is how we perceive and put something on our perception. How do we look at something that would really depend on how we interpret these things.

As we only have a bike and not have a motorcycle, let alone a car, everywhere every time the move, we always use a bike, whether it’s to school, to shop, to the library, to the lessons, to a friend’s house, or wherever .

However, when we begin to mature and many of our friends who have been riding motorcycles, even cars, we often assume that wearing a motorcycle, let alone a car, more prestigious than riding a bike. In other words, riding a bike more insulted than driving a motorcycle.

To high school, let alone college, we already feel ashamed push bike, even more so if it come to the house of someone who we want to approach. We prefer to ride public transportation instead of cycling. More prestigious and classy, she said.

That is a concrete example of how we interpret things, in this bike. If we interpret that the bicycle is the most despicable means of conveyance, we will be ashamed to drive it. Because, we have assumed that we are highly stigmatized due to the bike.

However, if we interpret the meaning of greater worth, we will be happy or even very proud to ride a bike. If we attach meaning cycling with exercise, we will be happy to cycling because there is a high target in the form of fitness that we wish to achieve.

No matter how the road goes up or down the mountain, both the highway and on rocky or muddy dirt road, we will be happy to push the bike, even the lead or carry the bike if the roads no longer passable to drive it. That’s all we do are happy and excited.

Therefore, let us interpret our cycling activities with the highest significance. If we put the meaning of cycling just as the lifestyle of the executive or the urban, we’ll just be happy riding a bicycle limited lifestyle. Because, in our perception, we are not riding a bike, but we’re late to follow fashion and lifestyle, the next moment to fade along the emergence of another lifestyle.

However, if we attach meaning essentially that cycling bicycle is an environmentally friendly means of transportation, as did members of the working community cycling or Bike to Work (B2W), we will be happy and proud to ride these bikes.

Because, in our perception, actually we’re not just ride my bike for the move, but we also do good works for this universe by reducing global warming, reduce air pollution that the City is increasingly alarming.

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