Originally Posted by
jagged
Well, that sucks. Are you sure that is the only route? Google Maps, with satellite view, can be a great way to scope out alternate routes. Also, remember that any underpass or overpass should do; you don't need a sidewalk. (You know that sidewalks are death traps for bikes, right?)
As for what bike you use, if you're constrained by money at the moment I recommend just borrowing one. Did you have a bike when you were a teenager? Is it still in your parents' garage? Get them to ship it to you.
Pretty much. It's not a bad ride, and I already spend an hour in the gym doing cardio anyway, so I figure just moving outside wouldn't be a bad switch up. And I'm from a Navy family, so bikes are long gone - purged in a move a while back. My parents actually just got around to buying new bikes for themselves.
Originally Posted by
Grim
Looking around at the Richmond CL. MAN you have some good stuff in your area!
Richmond is actually about three hours from where I am. The Hampton Roads/Norfolk list is the one I've been looking at:
http://norfolk.craigslist.org/
There were some new postings today, and some look like possibilities! I'll also be visiting the local bike shops in the next week, so I'll see if maybe there's some last years stock or something that they might be wanting to move.