Dropping off the car & bike commuting
06-14-07 | 08:39 AM
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Dropping off the car & bike commuting
Well, this was a first for me. How to solve the age old riddle of dropping off the car at the repair shop and getting a ride to work after doing so. Neatly solved by putting the bike on the rack and commuting from the repair shop! No more tag team driving with the wife in her car or asking for lifts from co-workers and I don't frequent places that offer loaners - must not be up market enough in my car choice I guess.
P.S. I'm driving to Maine next week for vacation (taking two bikes FYI), this is the only reason I'm involved with a car right now I swear!
P.S. I'm driving to Maine next week for vacation (taking two bikes FYI), this is the only reason I'm involved with a car right now I swear!
06-14-07 | 09:11 AM
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I did that a couple times back in Cinci when my crappy beat-down Jetta was on its last legs. Drop the car off at the shop in the AM, ride the 8 remaining miles to work, ride back to the shop in the PM and pick up the car.
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06-14-07 | 10:58 AM
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Yep. Me too. "Will you be using our complimentary shuttle to downtown?"
No, thanks. I'm good!
No, thanks. I'm good!
06-14-07 | 01:16 PM
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Seeing as I live almost 50 miles from work...
Any bike commuting I will do consists of parking the car, getting the bike off the rack, and riding the rest of the way to work, unless I want to do a century commute.
Any bike commuting I will do consists of parking the car, getting the bike off the rack, and riding the rest of the way to work, unless I want to do a century commute.
06-14-07 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by freemti
Well, this was a first for me. How to solve the age old riddle of dropping off the car at the repair shop and getting a ride to work after doing so. Neatly solved by putting the bike on the rack and commuting from the repair shop! No more tag team driving with the wife in her car or asking for lifts from co-workers and I don't frequent places that offer loaners - must not be up market enough in my car choice I guess.
P.S. I'm driving to Maine next week for vacation (taking two bikes FYI), this is the only reason I'm involved with a car right now I swear!
P.S. I'm driving to Maine next week for vacation (taking two bikes FYI), this is the only reason I'm involved with a car right now I swear!
06-14-07 | 02:09 PM
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Oh, and if the car needs work, chances are, it's in my driveway, and I've already called off work to work on it. 
