Attention commuters: Tomorrow is National Bike to Work Day, which means that there will be no easier day to commute on the ol' two-wheeler. Cities around the country are gearing up (har har) with commuter convoys and bagel-and-coffee pit stops for first-timers and 'core commuters alike.

When it comes to bicycle cool, there's long been a trend in some urban areas—New York, San Francisco, and even here in Boulder - toward the scrungy messenger style chic: one pant-leg rolled up, ginormous shoulder-strap bags, bike chains worn as belts. The bikes themselves have been beat up and stripped down to the most minimal elements of cycling: the one-gear, no-brake fixie and its slightly more evolved sibling, the freewheeling, brake-enabled single-speed.

Gas prices could rise back up near $3 per gallon, as the price of a barrel creeps back toward the $70 mark. But after last year's surging gas costs, consumers might not even blink at shelling out even more money at the pump.

If you’ve resolved to get more excercise, save more money, or lighten your environmental footprint in the New Year, here's a way to achieve all three goals at once: Ride your bike to work once a week. As gas prices soar and traffic congestion worsens, more and more Americans are choosing two-wheeled transportation.

For great resources about how to navigate your city by bike, visit Thunderhead Alliance, a national coalition of state and local organizations advocating safe cycling routes and strong pedestrian rights for healthy commuters. Its member organizations are in over 100 cities in 47 states nationwide.

The Good Life Show with Jesse Dylan is designed to help people find answers to key questions about health, anti-aging, lifestyles, sports, fitness and wellness. In this episode, Jesse hosts Lance Ayrault, CEO of Flexcar, the nation’s leading provider of carsharing services. He’ll discuss this new urban amenity: the ability to have a car without owning one. You can listen to the show here. (Please note: this MP3 file is 26MB.)