HypoMiling (reducing car miles) by bike can help your HyperMiling, by eliminating the short trips that kill the gas mileage average.

When I first started trying to reduce car use, I would find myself with keys in hand, opening the car door. Now I automatically head for the bike. I just went almost 7 months on 5 gallons of gas. We have two cars, but the other car is also partly displaced by bikes, and I only drive it when my wife and daughter are along.

Most of our family in-town trips are on a tandem with trailercycle or kid trailer. For the grocery store, a single wheel Bob trailer can carry 70 lbs, a Burley kid trailer 150 lbs. Panniers are good for smaller loads. Bike clothes (other than a bright colored jacket) aren't needed for most in-town rides.

Bike commuting has got to be the easiest way in the world to impress people. I get positive comments all the time, mainly from people who don't realize how easy it really is.