Joined: Nov 2006
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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Okay here's my deal.
I'm 53.
Other than that I co-owned a couple cars with my wife, I've never owned a car. At one point I equated driving, and car ownership, with the idea of "growing up." But now I've got over that. The car is in my wife's name, and if I want to borrow it I ask very nicely. And I'd rather not, because I feel strongly that is not mine. And so does she.
If I'm going to work, I'm riding my bike. Plan B is to stay home. I like Plan B, but it doesn't pay so well. I ride in the cold, in the snow, and in light rain like this morning. It's five or six miles to the train, an hour (zzzzzz) of train, then a short CitiBike ride. My commute is almost two hours each way, but I enjoy it all.
I've been doing this for about fifteen years. Before that I had a different job, and I'll admit: I never even thought of riding my bike to work. I was trying to act like an adult. Now that I've given that up, it all makes sense again.
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