First summer of commuting
10-13-11 | 07:44 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 76
Likes: 0
From: Grand Rapids, MI
First summer of commuting
Hi Y'all!
It's been a fun summer of commuting. My normal commute is a hybrid, drive half way park in a car pool lot, then bike 9 miles to work. So far I have just under 1100 commuting miles under my tires! I thought I would share some observations that I noticed over the past 3 months...
- Those that yell the loudest to get off the road, usually are the ones that need to get out themselves.
- The older the driver, the less room they give you.
- The gentle wind you feel while walking out to your bike turns into a hurricane force head wind as soon as you start peddling.
- Nothing motivates you to peddle faster than seeing a storm chasing you in your mirror.
- The weather folks really don't know what the weather will do that day.
It's been a fun summer of commuting. My normal commute is a hybrid, drive half way park in a car pool lot, then bike 9 miles to work. So far I have just under 1100 commuting miles under my tires! I thought I would share some observations that I noticed over the past 3 months...
- Those that yell the loudest to get off the road, usually are the ones that need to get out themselves.
- The older the driver, the less room they give you.
- The gentle wind you feel while walking out to your bike turns into a hurricane force head wind as soon as you start peddling.
- Nothing motivates you to peddle faster than seeing a storm chasing you in your mirror.
- The weather folks really don't know what the weather will do that day.
10-13-11 | 08:45 PM
#2
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 485
Likes: 0
Congratulations, and I enjoyed your observations. Your experience mirrors my own. I also started commuting on a hybrid in June, and with the help of the veterans here, commuting has been a very positive life changing experience. Ride in good health.
