Commuting - I Did It!!!!!!!!!!

Well finally after weeks of procrastination, I rode to work today!!!! It was only 5.5 miles, but I can take a nice long ride home. Man, it felt REALLY good. It was brisk this morning, around 45 degrees, I was exhilarated!!! I plan to start riding 3 days/week.

One problem....anyone have a cure for helmet hair????

:) :D ;) :p

Great job! Glad to hear you are commuting, I am planning on commuting some time soon, probaly within a few weeks. Keep up the god work!

Originally posted by Cheryl
One problem....anyone have a cure for helmet hair????
Cheryl,

E-mail Junebride or Poptart, I think they can help.

My hair stays under a bandana.

Hey, glad you enjoyed it. Sounds like me when I started. It's great! :D

I've got to get Toni riding soon...

Cheryl,

You go girl!
Once you start commuting, you soon realize it's the only way to go! :thumbup:

Congrats! I'm sure helmet hair is different for girls then it is for the guys, do you wear your hair long? One of the girls i ride with just pulls her hair into a pony tail and puts the tail between the roc-loc and the helmet, works dandy.

Great job Cheryl!!!

We must be on the same wave length as I commuted twice this week. It was great. I took the back way (22 W to 513, across the mtn in Oldwick and then THE POTTERSVILLE road hill, down 206) It was gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous as you know how incredible Oldwick can be.

My work has a full gym and locker room so I take a shower and don't have to worry about helmet hair. I have, however, grown my hair long and one length for that very reason and can put it in a low pony tail which actually looks very professional. Slicked back like that and held in place with hair spray, no one can tell it's not the cleanest in the world. :)

See you REALLY soon.

Congrats Cheryl! As good a rider as you are I couldn't quite figure what was holding you back. Don't feel geeky about having a change of clothes at work and hair stuff. If you look around I bet you'll find a lot of your female colleagues run out to a gym at noon or before work.

Welcome to the gang, Cheryl!

One for the road!

Raymond

And to you Heiloazul!

Hey that's great, Cheryl! We don't have a shower or gym at work either, but I usually kind of half-way fix my hair before I go into work anyway. My hair is somewhat short, so I put some of that stuff called Bed Head Manipulator in my hair, and then when I get to work, hang my head upside down, and spray hair spray in it to make it spikey/full.

My sister told me the other day that she'd never get on the bike again, if she had to wear a helmet. After I finished telling her she was a "freak" (we tease each other quite a bit) ;), I told her I should build her a bike helmet similar to the Pope's Pope Mobile--bullet-proof glass and all! :D

Anyway, congratulations to your journey! I know I'm definitely less cranky when I ride to and from work!

Hi Cheryl!
Congrats on your commute! I started biking to work not too long ago, and I love it! Makes me look forward to going to work, but now I find myself looking at the clock in the afternoon and counting the time untill I can get back on my bike and wander home!
Have fun!

Originally posted by Ba-Dg-Er


Wow... bike commuting did a lot more for you then it did for me. It was the best part of my day, but it certainly didn't make me dread my job any less.

I love my job!!! I actually hate the weekends because I don't have to go to work then.

What do you do again? :)

I'm not an envious person--all that energy I guess got channeled into numerous other faults. But the closest I can get to envy is of somebody that actually loves their job. There are such people! But I have never been one of them. My hat (or helmet) is off to anybody that can really look forward to going to work, and I only hope the numbers increase, though in our society it looks highly unlikely.

Originally posted by Ba-Dg-Er
Unless maybe I became a professional cyclist... that would be something I would look forward to doing!
Is it too late? Seriously....

With hindsight, I know NOW that I would have enjoyed being either of two things: (1) a veterinarian or (2) a musical instrument maker. I can't think of anything else.

But a lot of good it does to realize this at age 61, instead of 21.

Oh, well.

Hey, nothing shabby about being a Cool Cat. ;)

Originally posted by Joe Gardner
What do you do again? :)

I work in optometry. I screen patients for the optometrist. Very cool.

Thanks to all of you for your Congrat. and encouragement!!!

I am REALLY excited about riding to work!! I can only do it 3/wk because I have a second job, but I PLAN ON MAKING THE MOST OF THOSE 3 DAYS!!!!

I think I've solved the helmet hair thing, thanks for the ideas!!!!

I'm so excited, and I think I like it........:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Shoot, don't get me wrong, I love my job! Customer support for the local ISP...we have good equipment and great customers, so it is a blast. Besides that, I am sitting here typing this, and the Boss figures I am hard at work!! I even reprogrammed the phone system so the background music is oldies rock, so life is good! But, life is just a little better when I am on one of my trusty Fujis'!!
Rock on Cheryl, have a blast on your commute! You will save so much on gas, you won't need that extra job soon!!

Man, I gotta agree with that! I really get all jazzed up when I am on my bike! As you know, I am still a newbie, but I just keep wanting to do more and more! I want to do 70 miles this weekend, my longest ride yet. Mentally, I have done the ride several times...now I just have to do it!

Originally posted by nebill
Man, I gotta agree with that! I really get all jazzed up when I am on my bike! As you know, I am still a newbie, but I just keep wanting to do more and more! I want to do 70 miles this weekend, my longest ride yet. Mentally, I have done the ride several times...now I just have to do it!
Nobody will stop you from doing a 70K, actually I would encourage you to do more, and happy riding