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Old 10-20-06, 11:14 PM
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Pedaled too far.
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The Great Artkansas Tour

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My daily commute. Click on the link above.


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Old 10-20-06, 11:23 PM
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What great fun seeing your commute! Wonderful pics and I'm glad you shared 'em. You sure have some wide bike lanes in your state!
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Old 10-20-06, 11:33 PM
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I took the tour too, very nice commute. Sign me up for your next tour.

Those bike lanes are much like ours here in Ohio.
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Thanks. I needed that.
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Very nice, Sir.
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Nice tour. That was alot of fun!
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Much fun to view.

How many miles?
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Excellent. Very nice rollers on your commute!

Which is "easier"? Going or comin'? Probably depends on the wind???
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I wish we had some hills where I live.I have to drive to the Hill Country in Texas to see any.
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Very nice. At least the traffic looks lighter than it would be for me if I tried to commute. And, they told me if I rode my bike to work, I couldn't bring it inside, it would have to stay in the parking lot......... SHEESH.

It's a shame they make it so hard on us cyclists in this country. But I shouldn't get started on that. Nice photos!
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Fun trip. Thanks for posting.
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Old 10-23-06, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
Much fun to view.

How many miles?
A whopping 2.5 miles. That's the kind of commute you get when you have the job before the apartment.
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Old 10-23-06, 01:45 PM
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Very nice. At least the traffic looks lighter than it would be for me if I tried to commute.
I'm lucky in that I can choose when I arrive at work. Traffic is much heavier at rush hours.

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And, they told me if I rode my bike to work, I couldn't bring it inside, it would have to stay in the parking lot......... SHEESH. It's a shame they make it so hard on us cyclists in this country. But I shouldn't get started on that. Nice photos!
Yes it is. I'm very lucky. Bicycle parking at my job looks like this.



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Originally Posted by jppe
Excellent. Very nice rollers on your commute!

Which is "easier"? Going or comin'? Probably depends on the wind???
Oddly, my work is only about 20 feet lower than my dwelling, so despite all the hills, it's a dead heat. The 40 mile an hour hill is the steepest and in deference to the knees, I usually walk up going home unless there is zero traffic and I can zig zag up the hill.
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