I bike a lot. I bike long distances for exercise, I bike over mountains for meditative calm, I bike with friends to share an activity and a laugh (especially when that friend falls in an injury-free-and-hilarious way). I also bike to the store, to the market, to the bakery, and other places that require me to take a workload home. I’ve strapped a mattress to my back and ridden home with the mattress straight up like a sail and against the wind (not recommended). And I’ve bike packed where all my food, water, tent, and living bits needed to fit on my bike for the entire adventure.