Originally Posted by
motobecane69
get a cheap dedicated commuter bike. Nashbar would be a great place to start as they have a $99 touring frame, look around, buy a few new and a few used parts and you can do it brand new for around $500 or just look to buy something used.
Any reason given for why you can't use the spa any longer? Pleading that gas is $4.00 a gallon may not go over well if your already riding a $3500 bike but regardless, it seems like a wack decision. A friend recently told me he is considering doing a partial bike commute each day because gas is out of control. His commute is 30 miles each way so he was thinking that if he could do 10-15 miles of that on a bike every day he could easily save $50 a week
Well the spa is actually part of the hotel i work in. It is for millionaire members and billionaire hotel guests. Managers on the hotel property, in any capacity, are auto spa "members" and have full use. For the sake of telling the short version of the story, I just called it the manager's spa because thats typically more universal and people will get that without explination.
There are 5 other employees who bike commute every day of the year and do not own cars, while my commute is selective and when I don't want to drive my $65,000 car. There is no way for me to spin it as a financial decision... They aren't that dumb. They have been told time and time again that the spa is not for their use. Apparently #2 and #3 who told me its ok for me to use it were kind of playing favorites by allowing me but only me to use it. When #1 found out, which took 6 months, he veto'd the decision by the others. Apparently there were plans to discipline me as he thought i was just doing it on my own without permission. Good thing I saved the emails!!
At any rate, I can't say I wouldnt have made the same decision if I were him.
Getting a cheap bike is not an option. I have cheap bikes. My 1700 square foot condo has 6 bikes in it. It would take forever to get there on a bike I cant ride at a 20mph clip for an extended period of time.