Hello from Savannah
12-08-17, 08:09 AM
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Hello from Savannah
Hello,
I've been trolling this forum off and on for about a year and finally decided to join. Thanks for accepting.
I live and work in Savannah, GA with my wife and 2 kids (toddlers). I re-discovered my love for cycling here with my wife while riding around this beautiful city. On a whim I mentioned that I might start biking to work my wife thought I was bluffing and challenged me. I warned her.. gave he fair warning that I used to bike a long time ago..she might not want to unleash this beast. She didn't believe me. Now she has to live with a fleet of 8 bikes and the two kids that i'm currently in the process of brainwashing into bike nerds as well.
I commuted for about a year on an old 80's Schwinn Mountain Bike. Then upgraded to a used 2008 GT Transeo 3.0 for for about two years. I just upgraded to a 2012 Scott Team Cyclocross bike that I am converting into a commuter and possibly weekend racer(at some point.. maybe).
I'm fortunate enough to have a multimodal commute that involves 1.5 miles through an older established neighborhood with bike lanes. Then about 3 miles though beautiful downtown Savannah down to Bay Street. From there I take the cobblestone Factors Walk ramps down to Riverstreet where I board a ferry to ride across the Savannah River to the Westin/Savannah Trade and Convention center. There I cut though their parking lot, under a couple of gates across a dirt road then under another gate to get onto the street to my office. Along the way I take pictures.
Please check out my photos and follow me on instagram @savannahbikecommuter.
Thanks
R. Gordon Parks
I've been trolling this forum off and on for about a year and finally decided to join. Thanks for accepting.
I live and work in Savannah, GA with my wife and 2 kids (toddlers). I re-discovered my love for cycling here with my wife while riding around this beautiful city. On a whim I mentioned that I might start biking to work my wife thought I was bluffing and challenged me. I warned her.. gave he fair warning that I used to bike a long time ago..she might not want to unleash this beast. She didn't believe me. Now she has to live with a fleet of 8 bikes and the two kids that i'm currently in the process of brainwashing into bike nerds as well.
I commuted for about a year on an old 80's Schwinn Mountain Bike. Then upgraded to a used 2008 GT Transeo 3.0 for for about two years. I just upgraded to a 2012 Scott Team Cyclocross bike that I am converting into a commuter and possibly weekend racer(at some point.. maybe).
I'm fortunate enough to have a multimodal commute that involves 1.5 miles through an older established neighborhood with bike lanes. Then about 3 miles though beautiful downtown Savannah down to Bay Street. From there I take the cobblestone Factors Walk ramps down to Riverstreet where I board a ferry to ride across the Savannah River to the Westin/Savannah Trade and Convention center. There I cut though their parking lot, under a couple of gates across a dirt road then under another gate to get onto the street to my office. Along the way I take pictures.
Please check out my photos and follow me on instagram @savannahbikecommuter.
Thanks
R. Gordon Parks
12-08-17, 05:03 PM
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Welcome to Bike Forums from a former Atlanta/Decatur bike commuter now living in west central Florida (retired). 
Glad you joined us.
Stop by the Southeast Regional subforum and say hello to the locals.
Have fun.
Glad you joined us.Stop by the Southeast Regional subforum and say hello to the locals.
Have fun.
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12-08-17, 07:33 PM
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Welcome to Bike Forums! Interesting set of pictures.
12-08-17, 10:10 PM
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Welcome. Sounds like a really nice commute route.
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12-11-17, 02:54 PM
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Yeah, a fantastic commute. You could take a different route through historic Savannah each day, too.
His instagram:
instagram.com/savannahbikecommuter/
I visited Savannah last month, walking around for a day, and took the paddlewheel boat tour, too.
The small human scaled squares repeated every few blocks were all landscaped differently, very nice.
From my day:
His instagram:
instagram.com/savannahbikecommuter/
I visited Savannah last month, walking around for a day, and took the paddlewheel boat tour, too.
The small human scaled squares repeated every few blocks were all landscaped differently, very nice.
From my day:
