Pacific Northwest - east hill made me do it :)
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hey there! my name is austin, and i just recently joined up on here. its a great community by the way. umm i decided to start commuting to work, and im also going to start up in the BMX crowd again. right now I am in search of a vintage bike i could use a good commuter. ive got my eye on a couple different ones right now, trying to keep it under $100, so if any of you got something, let me know. anyways. just figured id stop in and say hello, so hello.
austin
donnamb
04-19-07, 10:00 PM
Hi. If you gave us a general idea of your coordinates, we might be able to look out for a good but inexpensive commuter for you more efficiently. :)
sedro-woolley washington. about an hour north of seattle.
East Hill
04-20-07, 12:18 AM
Hi Austin, you are way out there! I think there's only one other member out your way (and I could be dreaming, too.)
East Hill
I do my best. it sucks being way out here. im really into VW's too. and all the action starts in about everett. oh well.
HardyWeinberg
04-23-07, 04:19 PM
I was just up to S-W. It looked more bike-friendly than Auburn.
East Hill
04-23-07, 10:16 PM
I was just up to S-W. It looked more bike-friendly than Auburn.
The only bike friendly spot in Auburn is the Interurban :( .
East Hill
dont know what that is. but cool!
smurf hunter
04-25-07, 10:22 AM
The only bike friendly spot in Auburn is the Interurban :( .
East Hill
No kidding. I commute to/from the Sounder station each day in Auburn, and regularly take the trail up to Tukwila a few times each week before work.
In the evenings I routinely get nasty looks from drivers while riding on surface streets.
It's amazing how down town Seattle seems safer for bikes on the roads.
East Hill
04-25-07, 10:39 AM
In the evenings I routinely get nasty looks from drivers while riding on surface streets.
I think it has something to do with all those duallies :) .
F.T.W., the Interurban is a paved trail which runs all the way from just past the Super Mall all the way to Boeing Field. It gets interrupted there, and picks up again somewhere in North Seattle. The trail follows the old Interurban rail line much of the distance, so it's straight. I think the overall distance is 22 miles or so in the southern stretch. It also connects with the Green River Trail, so you can make loops for riding.
East Hill
sedro-woolley washington. about an hour north of seattle.Might give a look at the Bellingham Craigslist (http://bellingham.craigslist.org/bik/). There's a Trek 4300 on there right now for $100.
BTW, welcome, F.T.W.! I'm one of those bohemian downhillers, so you probably don't want to associate with me :)
like the hardcore downhill? thats awesome! congrats to you! thats always looked fun, but I dont hav the balls to do that.