I did seriously consider getting a bike when I moved out of Bangor, but the road out of the village I live in is a bit on the nasty side so thought better of it.
How to people commute by bicycle? At work, one needs to be clean and tidy, not smelling like bleu cheese.
We're not trying to win the Tour de France; urban utility cycling isn't a particularly intense athletic activity.
Yeah...I sweat about as much from bicycling as I do from moderate walking...pretty much not at all.
Perhaps you both live (comparatively?) healthy lifestyles in other respects as well.
^I'd presume a bike is rough also when in rains all the time (Bangor and UK in general)
I work from home a lot, but I walk to the train>>subway when I go into meetings and such.