I can’t contain myself!! I start my twice weekly bike commute tomorrow. The ride is a hair over 27 miles each way and according to my trusty topo program is just over 3300 feet of climbing. I just need to think of work as a rest stop. I can’t wait. I wish I could do this every day. Any of you rich bastards looking to adopt a 30 year old and give him a nice little cash gift??? Let’s say … something on the order of 10 million. After a 2 mil weekend in vegas I’d behave entirely responsibly I swear. With your generousity I could 86 work entirely. Any takers?? Please. Gerard, how about sponsoring the common man??? Anyone?? Bulher??
I get you money as agent. we split hifty-hifty.
Daddy’s commute is only 4 miles and has about 35 feet of climbing.
Say no to drugs!
27 miles?? I’m jealous…Sort of. That would sound like a nasty morning in the saddle during inclement weather.
Sounds like you’ve got everything planned out. I’m just wondering if you’re going to bring food with you. I only have a 30-40 minute commute, but sometimes in the morning (~6am start) I’ve gotten quite the hunger knock with about 2 miles to go. I save breakfast 'til I’m at my desk. Are you doing the same or do you eat before the ride?
I have a similar commute that I do a couple of days a week, 22 - 25 miles each way and found that I need to eat before I head out the door in order to feel good when I get to the office. Then after I shower and get changed, I have a second breakfast before starting my work for the day. If I don’t do this, I really suffer during my lunch time run.
I’m on my third week of commuting and am friggin’ lovin’ it. It’s 15 miles each way. I treat M/W/F like a time trial and take it easy on T/Th. I rarely eat before I get on the bike in the morning, but I sometimes have a banana nut muffin.
We’ve had amazing weather so far, but it sprinkled last night on the way home and I thought it was going to dump on me today, but I was lucky. I’ve got like 0 raingear other than a jacket so when it rains I’m going to be soaked. My commuter is my road bike.
Traffic has been pretty cool lately except yesterday when two idiots in a car yelled and swerved at me (just called the cops, but had a hard time convincing them that a law was broken).
Oh, and last night the news featured a local cyclist (well, a guy riding a bike, if you make that distinction) who ran a red light and was hit by a cop. Cyclist and cop were both injured. Showed his bike (nasty) and the windshield of the cop’s car (nasty). Then it segued into a segment about how Austin PD will start cracking down on cyclists breaking laws. They interviewed a girl leaning against her bike and she said something to the effect of “I think they should go easy on us, because we’re not using any gas” and then they cut to this angry woman saying something like “They get in your way, they need their own lanes, they’re out of control”.
I hate my local fox news station, but my wife is addicted to 24.
Ok, so am I.
In order to be a good anarchist, one must choose his battles wisely. The three worst things that can happen by breaking the law are:
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Getting killed
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Getting injured
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Getting caught
That said, hypothetically, I’d save my lawbreaking for residential neighborhoods and off-peak traffic hours. Take your lumps if you’re busted. And none of this bitching about ‘saving gas’ or something. If one dances, one must pay the piper.