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Old 01-31-08 | 01:48 AM
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From: Shanghai

Bikes: 2007 Jamis Nova

Yeah, I think I absolutely fit into this club. It's at the point now that I completely forget there are other ways to go where I'm going. On Monday, it didn't occur to me that a major subway station near my apartment could have got me to work when crazy drivers on ice made me give up the bike commute 1km out (I worked from home instead).

It's a problem in another way: many of my closest friends live in Hong Kong, the least cycling-friendly city I know. I'd love to move back there, but the possibility of not being able to bike commute is depressing.

Another sign: I was riding to work this morning, and the thought occurred to me that my commute, while longer than it used to be, is still too short.

As for the rest:

Do you plan activities so that you can include a bike ride?
Yes

Are you ever late somewhere because you wanted to ride, even though you could have driven?
Yes (don't have a car, but I'll substitute taking a cab)

Have you ever gotten off early from work to get in a bike ride before an appointment?
Great idea!

Been to the doctor's in sweaty clothes?
Yes

Suffered uncomfortable weather so that you could ride, and you'd do it again in a hearbeat?
Yes: -25C-45C (-13F-113F) without windchill or heat index factored in. Rain and snow, too!

Give people a confused look when they ask you, "Are you going to ride today?"
People don't seem to question it anymore

Ridden a junk bike because that's all you had at the moment?
Yes

Built a "Frankenbike" when your preferred ride was broken down and you didn't have the cash to fix it, just to feed your addiction?
Again, good idea!

Stayed up way too late at night fixing your bike so you could ride tomorrow, or to put on a new part that took longer than you thought it would take?
Absolutely


So, can I join?
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