Hello,
Minneapolis/St. Paul resident here, car-free for five years but just getting used to it in the workforce. I have interesting experiences and unreliable commutes because I'm a professional musician, one of the more interesting was biking ten miles to Orchestra Hall in a tuxedo. After one trip I learned that if you fold it carefully a tuxedo can go into a backpack with no serious damage and I save a lot of money on dry-cleaning bills.

I bike because I need to, but I also truly enjoy it.

That's all I have to say.

Hello bike in a tux, I would guess that you are not hauling around a cello then!

What are you commuting on, and where did you learn to play?

Welcome to BF, and feel free to PM me with any questions !

East Hill

I'm commuting on a junker at the moment, my GT mountain bike I had as a kid bit the dust and I started using a 16 year old step-through to finish of the winter (the salt on the roads would kill a new bike). It's actually not too bad a bike, but it's designed for a small woman... and I'm an average sized man. Now that the roads are clear I'm looking around for a new bike, the local bikeshop has an 18" 2007 Bianchi Boardwalk that looks pretty good, and is relatively cheap because it's a discontinued model. I may end up buying it before the week is out.

As for the music, I'm a singer first (tenor) and then an organist/pianist. Oh, I learned to play through my family and then went to college and went for a composition degree. Unfortunately, composition doesn't actually pay money...

Do you have any video of you singing or playing?

The Boardwalk sounds good...

East Hill

Nah, no video I'm afraid. I have some old audio files from my senior recital, but I never thought I was quite good looking enough to go through the effort of videotaping myself.

The Boardwalk will be good, I think. It'll be the first time I've ever bought a new bike, but hopefully it'll be worth it.

Too bad, we always like to encourage members!

By the way, before I forget, check out the regional subforums. Quite a few members are in the MSP area.

East Hill

Wecome fellow Commuter!!!! And MY don't we all have a range of talents and expertise here!!!!

BTW - I have a new mtb coming in a couple of weeks and it's black & white - and was thinking of a pet name for it (cause it deserves it) and now I think something with a Tuxedo is order! Thanks! Enjoy the wealth of info that out here!

Heh, I inspired a bicycle name. Now my life is complete.

Sweet, and thanks.

hehe --- and my Sunday eve is complete ---- WHOOT! Can't wait to pick up my FS "TUX"!!!