Friday, June 20, 2008
On the road again
Yesterday was the first day commuting to work on the new bike. It was much easier than I thought it would be. The ride is just under 4.5 miles each way and it took only about 20 minutes to get to work. Actually it took more time to pack my bag and then unpack and change at work than to actually ride the commute. I suppose I'll have to put photos up later, but I am very much enjoying (so far) the ability to ride to work. It will take about 200 rides for the costs and gas-savings to break even, and my carbon output while on the bike is not insignificant (it's not a totally-green affair), but yesterday I exercised for about 45 minutes and it only took only about 20 minutes of real time (since my commute by car is about 12-15 minutes). And since I committed to run a marathon in January with friends, this is a good way to help get in shape.
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Let's see the bike! I myself have pondered this idea as well for the summer. I don't have a good commuter bike, but would save 277 in gas over the summer by riding. Should I get one?
i don't yet have any pictures of mine, but here it is on the trek website. i don't think a bike is a very good short-term solution (at least in terms of money) but san diego is much more bike-friendly and you have better weather year-round than shreveport, so you might be able to make it work.
if you already have a decent bike, you could probably try with what you have, but consider the distance and path of commute and time, as well as the personal logistics. i carry my clothes in a garment bag and i can put my bike in a spare office at work. if i had to carry the garment bag from bike parking to the office then it would be much more tedious.
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