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  1. Got a Girl Crush On: Emily Finch, mother of 6 with no car and 1 incredible bike Call her crazy. Call her a Portland stereotype—although she claims she doesn’t do it to save the world—“I cancel out my bike riding every day with all the other terrible things I do,” she admits. “I don’t compost, I stink at vegetable gardening”. But, Emily (34) traded in her SUV for a bakfiets (a traditional Dutch cargo tricycle) to haul her brood of six (ages 2 to 11). In three years, Emily estimates she’s spent about $135 dollars maintaining her bike. It also saves her money on exercise equipment or a gym membership. She’s lost 25 pounds since she got the bike in 2009 and says she never thought she’d get back to her pre-birth weight after having six kids. When I asked her why she doesn’t get an electric-assist system, she replied with a big smile, “Because I like chocolate!” Talk about a POWER-FREAKIN-HOUSE!

    Got a Girl Crush On: Emily Finch, mother of 6 with no car and 1 incredible bike

    Call her crazy. Call her a Portland stereotype—although she claims she doesn’t do it to save the world—“I cancel out my bike riding every day with all the other terrible things I do,” she admits. “I don’t compost, I stink at vegetable gardening”.

    But, Emily (34) traded in her SUV for a bakfiets (a traditional Dutch cargo tricycle) to haul her brood of six (ages 2 to 11).

    In three years, Emily estimates she’s spent about $135 dollars maintaining her bike.

    It also saves her money on exercise equipment or a gym membership. She’s lost 25 pounds since she got the bike in 2009 and says she never thought she’d get back to her pre-birth weight after having six kids. When I asked her why she doesn’t get an electric-assist system, she replied with a big smile, “Because I like chocolate!”

    Talk about a POWER-FREAKIN-HOUSE!

    #photo  #bike  #cycling  #portland  #Emily Finch  #powerhouse  #new personal hero 
    July 5, 2012  /  2,038 notes / Comments
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