BE THE CHANGEProblems as Catalysts

12 Years65 days per year

10 hours per week

Who is stealing these 12

years from you?

Problem

Just like water flows through the creek stones

A cyclists in Dhaka flows through the gaps of this traffic mess

This is My Story• Distance from my home to office is 7.5km

• By Car 1.5hr + 1.5hr = 3hrs of commute

• By Motor Bike 50mins + 50mins = 1hr 40mins of commute

By a BICYCLE 25mins + 25mins = 50mins of commuteI save 2+ hours each day by commuting with my bicycle

to my work

• Saving 2 hours daily• 10 hours in a week• 65 work days in a year• 12 work years in your life time

Average speed of a car in Dhaka

>7kmph

Average speed of a cycle in Dhaka

14kmph

Bike Culture Started to Spread – Bike Friday

Started Long Distance Endurance Rides to Test Our Limits

People

Started

To

Have

Fun

As

We

Grew

Bigger

… and Bigger

… and Bigger

Bicycle Culture is Growing

Few more real life stories

Meet Anisul Haque

• Lecturer (EWU)

• Bicycles to his work

• Races with cyclists half his age and beats them regularly

Meet Istiaque Mahmud

• Father of two, a loving husband and branch manager of Brac Bank

• Installed shower facility in his bank’s branch so that he can commute to his work, take a shower and start work with a fresh mind.

Meet Haseena Jahan Mili

• Head of Service Delivery, City Bank Ltd

• When ever she finds time, she is out with her bicycle along with her lady rider buddies.

Just like many of you

I also hate exercising

Way out from Sedentary Lifestyle

• Think about only two generations earlier• Very active, physically• We are designed to use our body for our

daily commutes• Cycling helps us to put the balance back

into equilibrium

Let’s look at some benefits

• helps reduce back pain• reduces waistline• builds muscles and heals joints• great cardiovascular exercise

Average person looses 13 lbs in first year of riding to work

Cycling as an outdoor fun activity for the people of Dhaka

• Break the home-restaurant-home culture

• Bridges the social divide• Promotes social trust and bonding

Give me CYCLE SPACE, and I’ll give you a happy, healthy, and fit nation.

Promotes healthy lifestyle

Did you know?

Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Sweden are the world's happiest countries, according to the survey of 156 countries

ALL ARE VERY WELL KNOWN AS CYCLING NATIONS

You can't bicycle with a grumpy face,cycling always puts a smile on you

Differences it makes as you commute using your bicycle• No honking and pushing/bashing each

other• Cyclists is happily on his way with a

joyful mind• Collective stress for the car owners

which I think penetrates in other aspects of life too

• Being a cyclist you are almost always in time

Would YOU like to take up cycling?

Here is what I’ve learned and want to share who wants to start cycling

• Cycles available in market nowadays are very good, unlike few years back

• Buy a good bicycle – your life will depend on it

• Learn how to fix your flats – that’s equivalent to going to gas refueling stations for cars

• Join community rides• Just go out and have fun

Beginners’ Lesson Bike Friday Josshila

SaturdayCritical Mass

64 Good Acts

Community Races

Emergency Response

TeamTeam BDC

Some Community Activity You Can Join

What if I have questions aboutwhich bike to buy, where to

repair it, how to go on rides and millions and millions of questions

BDCyclists website and facebook group

come into the picture here

http://bdcyclists.comhttp://bit.ly/bdcyclists

QA – Classifieds – Mind Maps – Events – News – Races

Come,Let’s Ride