Originally Posted by
sudoshift
Hey!
A local San Diegan! Good stuff. I've just started "hybrid-commuting" myself (I ride folding bikes). Which means that I'll either get dropped off some of the way or all the way to work. The ride home. I haven't done a full commute yet, since I work in labor and its 15-miles one-way! From College area to Pacific Beach. There are some mountainous hills on the way back. I did try it one day on my day off and it took about 4-hours. LOL!
Where exactly or approximately are you riding from-to?
I recently used Sports-Tracker to map out the way back home {
http://www.sports-tracker.com/#/work...2ilnd145opkgev)
Since budget is an issue, if you can wait until October there will be another
Police Auction October 29th. This is where I got one of my folding bikes for $80 bucks and I've seen others get a good bike for as low as $100.
I don't know what you're fitness level is. But if you're starting out take it easy, you really have to build up some fitness.
I'll be biking from Linda Vista(right outside Mission Valley), to the Broadway Pier, where I'll take the Ferry to Coronado, and ride onto NASNI where I work. My boss told me it's not a horrible ride.
Actually, I've definitely noticed that for another hundred, so many more options open up, so I'm just gonna have to start saving to up that limit. On the plus side, my boss is gonna let me borrow his Hybrid one weekend, to see how I like it. Then he mentioned a couple shops around town that will rent me a bike to try out and stuff like that, so I'm definitely going to get more experience into this.
Lol, selling the car was never an option, especially because of the upcoming baby :-D. As for a place to shower, our entire command PT's three days a week, and we have showers in our locker room, so that won't be an issue.
Like coyote said, the response and attention this thread has gotten, especially given it's from a newcomer, is absolutely amazing. Believe it or not, you guys are helping me JUST as much as sitting down and talking to my boss is. I really do appreciate the time ya'll are taking to explain things and give pointers. I hope one day to be able to pass that kindness along to someone else.