[startupfounder]

The fact is most people work within biking distance of work, yes there are SOME that can't, but most just plain don't want to. In NYC is is faster to bike then any other mode of transport.

If you are in fact a overweight 40 year old who has kids and luggage needs then what about: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/faradaybikes/faraday-por... ?

An electric bike for hills, add on a kids seat on the handle bars and on the rear wheel and then put your groceries in the front basket. Solution. Physically incapable?

This bike is on the expensive side at $9.50/day, but compare that to car, gym membership and public transportation cost and you might be breaking even.

Of course this might not work in all locations, but it is a solution for many.

[Cass]

"put your groceries in the front basket"

That may work fine for one person who lives alone, but the average front basket will barely fit the toilet paper and milk to last a four-person household a week, never mind the two dozen other things they'll need. And someone with two kids doesn't have time to go shopping every single day just because her transport will only hold a fraction of the groceries they need.

[prodigal_erik]

A bike can't offer anything more than a cardio workout for your legs. That's not a substitute for a gym with benches and weights and suspension. And showers, because if you don't break a sweat the ride is even less of a substitute.