Albuquerque Bike To Work Week
 

It's so nice to finally find someone else in Albuquerque! The same holds true for me and I don't think that I want to go out of my way to pick up free stuff. I can feed myself elsewhere. What's your route? I wonder if we pass each other...

I take the bike trail from UNM heading up towards Montgomery/Montano. And yes, it is good to see another Duke City cyclist!

WOOT! another albuquerque commuter checking in! I ride in via bike trails and lanes from Juan Tabo/Copper down to the diversion channel bike trial, then head south from the split just north of commanche south towards UNM, then up onto the base. 20 mile route that goes way out of my way so I can get more miles. There is a guy on the "how was the daily commute" thread that goes by whiterabbit who's from here too.

How far does everyone ride? what kinda bikes you riding?

I'm riding a 1996 trek 2200 road bike, updated with a threadless front carbon fork, and new mavic rims. Most noticable in the winter time by my helmet mounted strobing white LED (known to cause cursing, and temporary blindness)

Anyone doing the Albuquerque Century?

Anyone here ever eat at El Brunos in Cuba? Humminna hummmina..... best mexican food in New Mexico.

Sorry...I got off track there.

I feel like we should start an Albuquerque Commuters sticky thread! We're so few and far between but it brings the biggest smile to my sweat-soaked face when I see one (or pass one :D). I live near UNM and ride up to Montgomery/Wyoming area. Since I ride at 4:30 a.m., I'm afforded with the ease of taking Lomas east then Wyoming north, a no-holds-barred approach that is quick and easy.

I ride a 2005 Motobecane Vent Noir road bike, upgraded with aero bars, aero wheel, and all that good stuff. I'll look out for you both when I ride on your route for occasional trips to REI. Good luck, stay safe, and represent!

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Reza Fakhrai

OH YEA! I've been there before, pretty dang good, though there is a lot of good mexican food in Albuquerque too. And not really any other good reason to go to Cuba than El Brunos from what I saw driving through (on my way from Albuquerque to Durango)

I think we should try and get this sticked, that'ld be cool. Or we could do it the old fashioned way and just post to it multiple times a day! :-)

I just checked it out...and I'M GONNA BE OUT OF TOWN! on "bike to work day" that sucks, I ride right past the food station at the library! i'ld totally stop in for breakfast! Course...I'ld have to be late to work, but it'ld be worth it! Oh well, I am going to be in Las Vegas that day so...it'll be worth it (NV too...not NM!) :-)

Yeah, I have the bike to work day off of work so I probably won't be riding to work. Now, joy riding to keep drivers educated is entirely possible. El Brunos is really great food, but it's so hard to say that it's the best because there are some fantastic places in Albuquerque. Anyway, about making this post sticky...

Anyone interested in group rides?

Group rides? YUP! I ride with the Lobo group every Saturday, it's an open ride that meets at 9:00 at the lobo statue at UNM. Very nice group. They normally do 50 miles down to Las Lunas and back. Awsome fun!

Any good indie coffee shops on the edge of UNM campus? I'm going to be there for a workshop, and I'll need fuel.

Sounds like you guys just need to arrange for another breakfast event along your own route!

Nice to know there's good weather for it somewhere in the country! :( :)

I like Irysh Mac's, just south of Central on Yale.

I commute by bike four days a week, from 4th and Montano to Osuna and Jefferson. I'm looking to buy a house soon and a big requirnment is that it still be a reasonable bike commute. There are a few other people that bike to work regularly, maybe 3-4 of us total.

Woo Hoo. Glad to see some commuters in Abq on the board. I commute from Juan Tabo and Comanche to the University everyday. I usually use surface streets with bike lanes because it is faster than the bike path. I just set a new personal best for my average speed this morning. I really concentrated on hammering the uphills and I coasted or soft peddled the downhills. I use my "junker" bike since I end up locking it up at the bike racks on campus.

Anyway.... I was shocked to see Albuquerque in the title of a post. Thought I would shout out to all my fellow commuters.

Is anyone doing the Santa Fe Century this weekend?

Sounds like it might be a winner. :)

My vote is on Winning Coffee Company on Harvard just south of Central. They roast their own beans and have a full kitchen. If you bring your own mug (any kind), you can get it filled with coffee for $0.80.

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Reza Fakhrai

Oh, so you're one of us who rides up in the morning then gets the downhill in the afternoon. It's a good way to go about it. Where's the new house going to be in relation to Osuna/Jefferson?

I commute to work regularly. I haven't filled my car up with gas for 2-1/2 months now and I'm investing in a trailer so I can run large errands via bike. Everyone else regular?

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Reza Fakhrai

Harvard...Yale...how to choose? ;)

That depends on what kind of coffee drinker you are. No offense to Irysh Macs but they don't roast their own coffee and it always comes out a little weaker than I would like. Plus, Harvard is just a street east of Yale so you could reasonably check them both out in a day. Good luck!

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Reza Fakhrai

For many years, I never participated in these breakfasts in my town, just because they were out of my way. Last year, however, I rode the 3/4 mile out of the way, and stopped at a Whole Foods, where they had a station set up. The breakfast was well worth the extra ride. Met some friendly people, and barely made it to work on time!

Second vote for Winnings coffee, don't drink coffee, but it's a very chill place, I've never been to Irish Macs, but heard they have good coffee. Saturday in the early afternoon you can catch a friendly group of riders coming back from the Lobo Ride hanging out at the Winnings (Isn't it RJ Winnings?) coffee shop, we usually go there for coffee/beverages and lunch for some, usually get there between 12:30 and 1:00.

I'm a 99% rider. A tank of gas usually lasts me about 2 and a half or 3 months. Though we still do almost all weekend errends in my wifes car. I started commuting daily last year in March, but had commuted on and off for years. When I first moved to Albuquerque in 1999 I didn't own a car and I rode from Commanche and San Mateo up to Eubank and I-40 on a 30 pound mountain bike every day for about 6 months!

Yup, up Osuna in the morning, does wonders for waking me up. I don't know where the house is going to be yet, we've had a horrible time finding one. As soon as we put an offer on one someone else puts up a cash offer or some other such thing. :( We're looking in the North Valley or Uptown.

I plan to. :)

another abq commuter
 

Hey whats up 505. Another albuquerque commuter checking in. I will commute from comanche and carlisle to the airforce base. This will actually be the start of my commuting this week, because of Bike issues. I am buying a Gary Fisher thurs, and that will be my first day riding to work. I will take carlisle to candalaria, then up candalaria to wyoming. Then I will take wyoming all the way into the base.

It would be nice to maybe form some kind of get together to share ideas on commutes and ect.

I'll check in too. I ride from Juan Tabo and Menual to just inside the Truman gate every day (at least I try for every day, I ussually make at least 3 or 4 a week this time of year). Going in at Eubank and across base, the mileage comes out to 9 miles each way, not too bad. I also try to make my evening and weekend errand and small grocery runs on the bike as much as possible, in an effort to minimize the miles I put on (and gas I put in) my full-size pickup.

I ride a Raleigh Rush Hour single-speed on the free-wheel side. I'm the guy with the blue and gray messenger bag with the 1lesscar patch.

As for this Friday, I'm lucky... I can take my alternate route down Indian School and go right past a food stop. On the other hand, I don't go near any breakfast places on my way to work, so I end bring b-fast with me.