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07-22-03, 07:16 AM
One year ago from Thursday (July 24) was my first commute by bike!! I did 23 miles in the morning on my hybrid averaging 15.3mph, and I weighed 210 lbs. This morning I did a more hilly 24 miles on my road bike at 19.3mph and I weigh 160 lbs. It's nice to see progress!
More stats that you probably don't care about: I've made the commute to work 53 times - that's about 2,500 miles. I've had about 4 flats while commuting and one crash (very minor). I've had to be "rescued" twice - once after the crash, and once for a flat that I didn't have time to fix due to a dr's appointment. My hottest commute was about 105F last August. The coldest was about 30F in March (though the day it was 45F and raining felt a lot colder!!). My average speed? Probably 17-18mph (guess).
It looks like I won't be making very many more bike commutes though. Less than two weeks left! I recently gave my 2-week's notice at work. I will be trying to do the self-employment thing... I'll have to make a 25-mile detour on my bike on the way from my bedroom to the office downstairs. :D
Tim
More stats that you probably don't care about: I've made the commute to work 53 times - that's about 2,500 miles. I've had about 4 flats while commuting and one crash (very minor). I've had to be "rescued" twice - once after the crash, and once for a flat that I didn't have time to fix due to a dr's appointment. My hottest commute was about 105F last August. The coldest was about 30F in March (though the day it was 45F and raining felt a lot colder!!). My average speed? Probably 17-18mph (guess).
It looks like I won't be making very many more bike commutes though. Less than two weeks left! I recently gave my 2-week's notice at work. I will be trying to do the self-employment thing... I'll have to make a 25-mile detour on my bike on the way from my bedroom to the office downstairs. :D
Tim