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bikebuddha 03-04-13 06:57 AM

Today...
 
I rode (part of the way) a bike to work for the first time in a long time. I honestly forgot how great it felt.

acidfast7 03-04-13 07:03 AM

:thumb:

PatrickGSR94 03-04-13 01:14 PM

Distance? Conditions? Time it took? Give us some details man! :thumb:

droy45 03-04-13 01:51 PM

Congrats and welcome to the commuting forum

bikebuddha 03-04-13 02:29 PM


Originally Posted by PatrickGSR94 (Post 15343344)
Distance? Conditions? Time it took? Give us some details man! :thumb:

7 miles, sunny and about 35F took about 40 minutes. Of course I had to drive 30 miles first. It's very different commuting on small town and rural roads, compared to Atlanta traffic it's a dream.

deeth82 03-04-13 03:03 PM


Originally Posted by bikebuddha (Post 15343685)
7 miles, sunny and about 35F took about 40 minutes. Of course I had to drive 30 miles first. It's very different commuting on small town and rural roads, compared to Atlanta traffic it's a dream.

Kudos! Continue on, and inspire others to try it!

Sidenote: Love the avatar. :-)

no motor? 03-04-13 03:27 PM

I rode to my GF's house and back yesterday for the first time in about a month, and it felt pretty good too. Spring will get here eventually.

Vlaam4ever 03-04-13 03:46 PM


Originally Posted by bikebuddha (Post 15341715)
I rode (part of the way) a bike to work for the first time in a long time. I honestly forgot how great it felt.

The commuting bug finally kicked me into gear last week. Put in a few miles last weekend and started commuting again last week. I'll see how long I can keep it going.

bikebuddha 03-04-13 06:25 PM


Originally Posted by Gnosis (Post 15344476)
It took you 40 minutes to pedal 7 miles? What were you pedaling, a monolith? :lol:

Bikebuddha, my facetious “slow-poke” humor aside, it’s great to hear that you enjoyed your commute and I hope you continue doing so. :thumb:

It’s hard for me to believe that it’s been nearly 2 years that I’ve been commuting everywhere via bicycle and even riding hilly centuries. I enjoy it more as time goes by, which seems impossible, as I enjoyed it from the moment I commenced bicycling in April of 2011 at age 55.


I'm famously slow and the fact that it was cold and I was riding the folder helped make me even slower. The way back was a more respectable 30 minutes.

Rapidoyfurioso 03-04-13 06:46 PM

:thumb:

terrapin44 03-04-13 08:13 PM


Originally Posted by bikebuddha (Post 15344588)
I'm famously slow and the fact that it was cold and I was riding the folder helped make me even slower. The way back was a more respectable 30 minutes.

40 minutes for 7 miles works for me, esp. if there are some hills.

bikebuddha 03-05-13 11:02 AM


Originally Posted by terrapin44 (Post 15345051)
40 minutes for 7 miles works for me, esp. if there are some hills.

Unfortunately I can't use that excuse. While NW Georgia is covered in rolling hills my new commute route is designed to be on old roads that follow the RR bed so it's pretty darn flat. But I could really get used to this kind of low traffic commute. It's a dream compared to riding in the city.

arsprod 03-05-13 11:35 AM


Originally Posted by bikebuddha (Post 15344588)
I'm famously slow and the fact that it was cold and I was riding the folder helped make me even slower. The way back was a more respectable 30 minutes.

nah, I'm famously slow! congrats, and you can say you're a winter commuter

no motor? 03-05-13 11:41 AM

It took me 34 minutes to go 5.5 miles Sunday, and that included stopping to roll my pantleg up, stopping for traffic, stopping to check out my new lights, stopping and walking over multiple ice patches and slowing down to try and keep the front brake from rubbing. You would have looked like a comet passing me.


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