Pitfall of bike commute to work
04-12-11, 12:21 PM
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Pitfall of bike commute to work
I know there is a commuter forum, but I prefer the company here.
The problem is that I can't concentrate on work while it is a beautiful sunny day outside my window and my bike is all alone downstairs in a storage closet.
The problem is that I can't concentrate on work while it is a beautiful sunny day outside my window and my bike is all alone downstairs in a storage closet.
04-12-11, 12:36 PM
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When I ride my bike, it sits right in front of my desk. I feel your pain.
04-12-11, 12:53 PM
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04-12-11, 06:20 PM
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I always brought my bike right inside the warehouse. Now I don't have that issue as I don't work at all anymore! lol.
04-12-11, 06:24 PM
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I had the best of both worlds...for a while. I rode a bike to work, locked it up at the rack by security, then walked into the plant and got my plant bike to ride around on during the day while working 
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"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
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Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
04-12-11, 06:55 PM
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I got a sunburn on my arms and face yesterday during lunch. I seized the moment and did a 1 hour Tour de Neighborhood.
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Someone on the commuter forum defined work as "the tedious part of the day that comes in between two bike rides."
04-13-11, 05:55 AM
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I can see your point.
I work on the road, or out of my house.
The bike is in the garage, the weather is here and obvious.
Sometimes, a certain member calls, and says "3 o'clock?"
That's when I have those little cartoon guys, one on each shoulder, shouting in my ear.
I work on the road, or out of my house.
The bike is in the garage, the weather is here and obvious.
Sometimes, a certain member calls, and says "3 o'clock?"
That's when I have those little cartoon guys, one on each shoulder, shouting in my ear.
04-13-11, 05:59 AM
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go play with the commuters. they're a fine bunch. reg. your post - yup - one aspect of bike commuting is looking forward to the ride home all day long.
04-13-11, 07:27 AM
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04-13-11, 07:44 AM
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I took a well day on Monday, though it's unclear that anyone noticed. Yesterday I got drenched on the way home... no biggie, changed when I got there. This morning I got pretty soaked just riding from Penn Station to my office; not so nice. That, to me, is the major pitfall of bike commuting. Well, I should be dry by the time I leave this afternoon....
04-13-11, 08:03 AM
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I feel your pain. I would love to ride a bike to work but 65+ miles is a bit much for an everyday commute. That, and riding through not so nice parts of town.....
04-13-11, 08:10 AM
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I hear you. I use any excuse to hop on the bike, meetings, appointments, errands on the other side of campus. Heck, if I need to go across the street I'll jump on the bike.
I gave up my campus parking 3 years ago so I could ride every day. To much snow, put on the x-country skies. It's an addiction!!
I gave up my campus parking 3 years ago so I could ride every day. To much snow, put on the x-country skies. It's an addiction!!
04-13-11, 09:58 AM
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04-13-11, 10:14 AM
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I haven't rode in a couple of weeks as I have been busy, and I'm getting extremely tired of looking out this window and seeing perfect riding weather.
04-13-11, 03:56 PM
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I am regretting my current job change...drove 4 hours today, sitting here in a hotel in Lynchburg, VA wishing I had a bike...
Time to buy a BROMPTON n+1 here I come
Aaron
Time to buy a BROMPTON n+1 here I come
Aaron
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"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
04-13-11, 04:16 PM
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It was a cold, wet, soaking rain on my commute today. Fortunately, I was wearing rain pants and jacket and could park my bike in a rack area with a ceiling. C&V content: I was on my 70s St. Etienne porteur.
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04-13-11, 06:43 PM
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Neal--I salute you; today was a pretty ugly day for biking. I did think about it, but I left my bike outside last night and the saddle was soaked, plus I know from experience that my rod brakes are useless in the rain (there's my C & V content). Yesterday was beautiful though--I had a nice lunchtime ride over to your neck of the woods to go to Cutty's!
04-13-11, 06:47 PM
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Neal--I salute you; today was a pretty ugly day for biking. I did think about it, but I left my bike outside last night and the saddle was soaked, plus I know from experience that my rod brakes are useless in the rain (there's my C & V content). Yesterday was beautiful though--I had a nice lunchtime ride over to your neck of the woods to go to Cutty's!
Neal