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Old 05-03-02 | 05:25 AM
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From: Munich Germany (formerly Portland OR, Texas)

Bikes: '02 Specialized FSR, '03 RM Slayer, '99 Raleigh R700, '97 Norco hartail, '89 Stumpjumper

including myself we have 2-3 year round commuters and then maybe 10-15 that occaisonally ride in the summer (usually maybe 5 on a nice day) from about 500 employees!

despite the fact that i work in Germany where cycling is a great option b/c distances are shorter, cars must drive more slowly in the city b/c most streets are smaller and there are bike lanes/paths everywhere and everything is compact (we're on the extreme edge just outside the city limit and it's 10km from the city center) AND we have a rail stop about 300m from our company...

so from 500 employees i think maybe 100 take subway/rail and 2-5 cycle... the rest drive cars to demonstrate how successful they are (Munich in particular is a very 'ritzy' city where the newest BMW/Mercedes/Audi is VERY important to many)

my office a new 'US Style' office park on the edge of the city (used to be farmland until 3 years ago and now there are 3000+ office spaces and more being built) with plenty of free parking - in the city where parking is difficult, expensive or impossible to find most people take the subway and then the rest walk, bike or drive...
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