Car Free
03-18-09 | 11:22 AM
#3
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 777
Likes: 5
From: Hot-Lanta
Bikes: 2007 Specialized Tarmac (sold) 2009 Specialized Hardrock (sold), 2014 Rivendell Sam Hillborne (sold), 2025 BMC Roadmachine 01 Two
I have one but it sits in the driveway most of the time. I either walk to the train station or ride to work. It's a 1997 Mustang with about 50,000 miles on it.
03-18-09 | 01:24 PM
#5
Star of the Nursing Home
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 192
Likes: 0
From: Southern Indiana
Bikes: Schwinn, Mirada
I have always lived in a rural area, I can't even get my head around not having an auto.
I did go almost a year once with only a motorcycle, no wife and no kids back then...
I did go almost a year once with only a motorcycle, no wife and no kids back then...
03-18-09 | 06:03 PM
#6
Bicycle Lifestyle
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,737
Likes: 1
From: Pacific Grove, Ca
Bikes: Neil Pryde Diablo, VeloVie Vitesse400, Hunter29er, Surly Big Dummy
i'm car free for about 5yrs now
i was car lite (beater 82' Subaru wagon) for a bunch of years before
but i'm a bike-a-holic
i even quit my job about a 1.5yrs ago, and been riding anything anywhere, anytime.
at the moment, I'm all geeked out on my road bike, +30hrs/week, prep for The Solvang Double
mostly i ride my Big Dummy
and a Hunter 29er
i was car lite (beater 82' Subaru wagon) for a bunch of years before
but i'm a bike-a-holic
i even quit my job about a 1.5yrs ago, and been riding anything anywhere, anytime.
at the moment, I'm all geeked out on my road bike, +30hrs/week, prep for The Solvang Double
mostly i ride my Big Dummy
and a Hunter 29er
03-19-09 | 03:17 AM
#15
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 208
Likes: 0
From: Wiltshire, UK
Bikes: Genesis Equlibrium, Salsa Vaya, Claud Butler Urban 100
I got rid of my car last month, I used it so infrequently it had to be jump started every time I used it.
When the MOT and Tax expired in the same week I thought to hell with it.
I have a wife and 2 kids under 3 so we'll see how I get on.
When the MOT and Tax expired in the same week I thought to hell with it.
I have a wife and 2 kids under 3 so we'll see how I get on.
03-19-09 | 12:15 PM
#17
A biking donkey.
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 85
Likes: 0
From: Spain
Bikes: Yubo Mundo, SE Draft, Iron Horse Warrior MTB
well, car free for 3 months now. hoping to stay as such.
a single speed, a MTB and a yuba mundo for myself,
an old 3 speed english bike and a mtb for my wife.
a single speed, a MTB and a yuba mundo for myself,
an old 3 speed english bike and a mtb for my wife.
03-19-09 | 12:37 PM
#18
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 191
Likes: 0
From: Beautiful Boise, Idaho
Bikes: 2000 GT Outpost Trail
We have 2 cars right now, but I'm slowly getting my wife to think about going down to 1 car. I've been commuting by bike several times a week since Dec. last year.
