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01-27-11 | 01:21 PM

#26

The Weird Beard

Joined: May 2005

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From: COS

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Originally Posted by sd790

I always prep my bike before I go to bed the night before. I don't want to be surprised with something that I could have prevented. I've avoided early morning mechanical issues many times this way. When it's time to leave, I simply grab my bike & head out.

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01-27-11 | 02:21 PM

#27

xtrajack

xtrajack

Joined: Aug 2008

Posts: 2,058

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From: Maine

Bikes: Kona fire mountain/xtracycle,Univega landrover fs,Nishiki custom sport Ross professional super gran tour Schwinn Mesa (future Xtracycle donor bike)

I work third shift, strict attendance policy.
I get up at 8:30, goal to be out the door by 9:00 no later than 9:30.
I shower before I sleep, get up, make my coffee, get dressed, load my bike, out the door. About a six mile ride. I usually get to work with about an hour or so before I need to start working at eleven pm.

I subscribe to the Texas Bix Bender school of thought---
"When you get where you are going, the first thing you do, is take care of the horse you rode in on."
In my world it means when I get home, I take care of any needed bike maintenance.

I also roll with the SMP's, I believe that they reduce tire/maintenance/flat issues.

01-27-11 | 03:44 PM

#28

caloso

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Joined: Jul 2002

Posts: 40,863

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From: Sacramento, California, USA

Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Canyon Exceed, Specialized Transition, Ellsworth Roots, Ridley Excalibur

I was thinking about this thread as I made myself a protein shake this morning.

01-27-11 | 10:03 PM

#29

B. Carfree

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Joined: Jan 2010

Posts: 7,037

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From: Eugene, Oregon

My bed to bike time is too few minutes to bother counting. I credit this to spending two summers working as an agricultural truck driver back in grad. school. This meant sixteen hour shifts with every eighth day off. Under those conditions, you learn to minimize time spent in transitions, particularly since pay was based on productivity. I really don't understand taking fifteen minutes to inspect a bike; I used to DOT pre-trip an entire truck and set of double trailers in less than 2 minutes.

01-27-11 | 11:59 PM

#30

Artkansas

Pedaled too far.

Joined: Oct 2005

Posts: 12,851

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From: La Petite Roche

Had a lot of different commutes. My rule of thumb is to be out the door in time that I can arrive at work at least 15 minutes early. That gives me time for a flat on the road. It also gives a cushion in case I have a small problem in the garage. For large problems, there is the beater bike, also maintained at a ride-ready state.

At my last job, I'd go in an hour early though just because the traffic was better.

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I don't care if you are on a unicycle, as long as you're not using a motor to get places you get props from me. We're here to support each other. Share ideas, and motivate one another to actually keep doing it.

01-28-11 | 12:01 AM

#31

bored117

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Joined: Jun 2010

Posts: 1,055

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From: Riverside, CA

Bikes: Lynskey R230 DA DI2 ENVE 3.4 SES, 6KU Fixie, Cheap Aluminum Slapstick Trainer only bike

20 minutes out is what I go by too.

01-28-11 | 06:01 PM

#32

Tyrell

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Joined: Aug 2007

Posts: 583

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From: Central TX

My commute is 1.5-2 miles to daycare and then 6 miles to work.

Commute bag and daycare bags packed night before
Wake up at 6:00
Morning bathroom routine (shave, brush teeth, splash water on face, bike clothes) till 6:20
Make and pack lunch till 6:35
Baby-girl routine (wake up, diaper, bottle, clothes) till 6:50
Leave house at 7:00 with baby-girl in tow
Drop baby-girl and trailer at daycare by 7:20
At work by 7:45
Showered, dressed, and eating breakfast (oatmeal with honey) at my desk by 8:00