Bike to work day
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Chris Losinger wrote:
given the roads i'd have to take.
I have to take a highway (not express way of course), go through a national park, a busy road where the traffic is jam packed, and not to mention up-hills. Surely, yours can not be as complicated.
i'm pretty wary of riding in traffic. i've been hit, riding, before, and it's much less fun than you might expect. when i got down off the windshield and picked my bike up from the back of the car, the front and rear axles were touching. wear a helmet!
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Douglas Troy wrote:
Drove 25 miles
Now that would be a commute on the bike. Depending on hills and such, 90 minutes to two hours each way.
Software Zen:
delete this;I have a co-worker who bikes that distance (sometimes). Actually he bikes from the same city where Doug lives and he does it in 1 hr 10 mins. But he has been biking a long time.
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i'm pretty wary of riding in traffic. i've been hit, riding, before, and it's much less fun than you might expect. when i got down off the windshield and picked my bike up from the back of the car, the front and rear axles were touching. wear a helmet!
That is scary.
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I have a co-worker who bikes that distance (sometimes). Actually he bikes from the same city where Doug lives and he does it in 1 hr 10 mins. But he has been biking a long time.
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
Actually he bikes from the same city where Doug lives and he does it in 1 hr 10 mins
I have two things to say about that 1). We have no showers here 2). I would die.
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Douglas Troy wrote:
up the stairs to my office
I hope the stairs did not look like these: http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/01/gym-escalator_copy.jpg[^]
I've seen that picture before, but I laugh every time ... ... and "No", these are real stairs you have to actually use your legs to walk up. :-D
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Today is Bike To Work Day[^]. How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning? This is the second time this week I rode in; I've got a 12 mile (one-way) commute. And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down! :-D
Software Zen:
delete this;I barely got out of bed under my own power!
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Today is Bike To Work Day[^]. How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning? This is the second time this week I rode in; I've got a 12 mile (one-way) commute. And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down! :-D
Software Zen:
delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down!
Are corduroy ones OK?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down!
Are corduroy ones OK?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
:rolleyes:
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No, I walked to work like I normally do ... Got up. Got dressed. Walked out to my car. Drove 25 miles Parked Got out of car, walked all the way from the parking lot to the building, up the stairs to my office. See. Walked to work. ;p
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTLBah, you stole my joke... I walk to work every day... Walk out of my apartment building... Walk to the subway... Read for ten minutes or so... Walk out of the subway... Walk to the office. Whatever happens while I'm reading has nothing to do with me.
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i'm pretty wary of riding in traffic. i've been hit, riding, before, and it's much less fun than you might expect. when i got down off the windshield and picked my bike up from the back of the car, the front and rear axles were touching. wear a helmet!
It sounds like you were lucky. One of the regular bike commuters here where I work was hit about ten years ago. He spent several weeks in the hospital, and has the most amazing scar running around the side of his head. I'm religious about wearing a helmet. I spilled the bike two years ago, and was knocked out for a few seconds. I probably would have had a skull fracture without the helmet.
Software Zen:
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Today is Bike To Work Day[^]. How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning? This is the second time this week I rode in; I've got a 12 mile (one-way) commute. And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down! :-D
Software Zen:
delete this;I'd love to bike to work, unfortunately so may obstacles in a way. 1. My work is 25 miles one way. It takes me 40 minutes driving and will take forever biking. 2. I have considered half-drive, half-bike, but no place to put the car and change commuting. 3. The biking will be done on narrow state highway which does not have enough shoulder path. To dangerous to bike. 4. I am considering taking a bike to work and biking during lunch time. Does this considers as "bike to Lunch Day" :^) :doh: :sigh:
Yusuf May I help you?
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I barely got out of bed under my own power!
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Too much to drink the night before, eh? :laugh:
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Bah, you stole my joke... I walk to work every day... Walk out of my apartment building... Walk to the subway... Read for ten minutes or so... Walk out of the subway... Walk to the office. Whatever happens while I'm reading has nothing to do with me.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
Walk to the subway... Read for ten minutes or so...
That's one thing I really wish we had more of here in Atlanta, is better public transportation. This city really has far too many cars on the road. I've looked into riding the bus, but I would still have to drive to pick-up area, the closest one to my house is about 10 miles (almost half my trip). Then I would spend 2 hours on the bus, but only to go to a central station, where I'd have to catch a connection, back to my office. Just doesn't make sense ... Van pools, not available in my area, and my schedule's too inconsistent for it to be practical in my world anyway. What I need is a jet pack ... a hydrogen fueled jet pack ... :-D
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTL -
Today is Bike To Work Day[^]. How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning? This is the second time this week I rode in; I've got a 12 mile (one-way) commute. And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down! :-D
Software Zen:
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Today is Bike To Work Day[^]. How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning? This is the second time this week I rode in; I've got a 12 mile (one-way) commute. And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down! :-D
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Dragged myself off the couch where i'd fallen asleep watching TV, made coffee and called in late to a meeting, eventually managed to get half awake before the wife showed up. A grueling walk, but i do it for my health. And no bathrobe involved!
Shog9 wrote:
And no bathrobe involved
Now there's an image I didn't need :rolleyes:.
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It sounds like you were lucky. One of the regular bike commuters here where I work was hit about ten years ago. He spent several weeks in the hospital, and has the most amazing scar running around the side of his head. I'm religious about wearing a helmet. I spilled the bike two years ago, and was knocked out for a few seconds. I probably would have had a skull fracture without the helmet.
Software Zen:
delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
It sounds like you were lucky.
i definitely was. i once rode through a small stream of pink-ish liquid running down the side of the road, on a small hill. i didn't know what it was until i got to the top of the hill, where an ambulance was sitting idle, next to a woman covered by a white sheet. her bike was next to her and the driver of the car was explaining the situation to the police. the pink-ish stream, of course, started at the woman. i didn't see a helmet anywhere.
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That sounds like a pretty nasty climb.
dan neely wrote:
even on a cool morning I'd need a shower by the time I arrived
That's a given for me; my body's best athletic event is sweating :sigh:. Fortunately, we have a locker room with showers here at work. I'll end up showering three times today: once on arrival at work, once at lunch (I ran 7.5 miles), and then once after I get home tonight. Normally I don't run on days I bike to work, but I missed Wednesday and yesterday, so I'm making up for lost time.
Software Zen:
delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
Fortunately, we have a locker room with showers here at work.
There's a gym and locker room in one of my companies other buildings. It's about a half mile from mine. :doh: I don't run (at >300lbs it would do bad things to my joints :sigh: ), but most dry evenings in the summer walk 3.5-5 miles (with the shorter routes compensating somewhat with more hills).
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It takes me six minutes to walk to work. I have *so much* free time; it's unbelievable!
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
It sounds like you were lucky.
i definitely was. i once rode through a small stream of pink-ish liquid running down the side of the road, on a small hill. i didn't know what it was until i got to the top of the hill, where an ambulance was sitting idle, next to a woman covered by a white sheet. her bike was next to her and the driver of the car was explaining the situation to the police. the pink-ish stream, of course, started at the woman. i didn't see a helmet anywhere.
Oh my. The worst I've ever seen was some pretty amazing road rash. That's why I yell "HELMETS!" at parents with kids on the bike path, when either of them aren't wearing a helmet. Adults on their own I figure are old enough to be responsible for protecting themselves. Parents with kids ought to set a good example and wear a helmet themselves, and damned well should force the kids to wear one.
Software Zen:
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