The most pragmatic approach would be to ride to the bus stop, put the bike on the bus' front rack, ride 5 miles to the bike path, and then ride the 9 miles from there to my office opposite Nationals Park. BTW, I boldly predict that the Nats will win the World Series to the shock and dismay of all baseball pundits, none of whom takes the team seriously.
On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 1:00 PM, ernest breakfield via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Andrew could best answer that, but i was thinking he's in the DC area, and > if he's going into the office in Foggy Bottom, i don't recall much around > there that's not flat. (even places like Capitol Heights and Oxon Hill > aren't more than a couple-hunnert feet elevation. you can get closer to > 400' out toward Bethesda, but that's on the far end of the commute range he > described.) > yes, i recall some of the hills in that part of the world can be short > and fairly steep, but modern bicycle gearing goes so low that it makes easy > work of those; Granny Gears are your friend. Sit and Spin! ;-) > > (disclaimer; my perspective may admittedly be a bit skewed; i can > hardly do a recreational ride around here of over an hour or 2 that doesn't > involve a couple thousand feet of climbing. i've been doing this for fun > since i started on Extended Touring bikes carrying all my camping gear, so > i'm pretty comfortable with Granny.) > > all that said, if someone's got to wear the PA Ave uniform to work, > this admittedly might not work in the high temps and humidity that that > area is plagued with. i used to deal with a similar situation by driving in > once or twice a week to carry office clothes in, so i could ride in the > rest of the time in something more cycle-friendly. > > > cheers! > e > > > On 12/Sep/14 03:19, John Reames wrote: > >> I don't know whether his commute is flat or not. I have a 9.3 mile >> commute, which sounds nice and easy, but then you look at a topo map... >> >> In mine, the peak elevation is 397ft, the lowest is 59ft. In the first >> 2-2.5 miles, there is a single rise of 150ft in 0.2 miles distance, >> followed by a drop of 75ft in 0.1 miles, followed by a rise of 75ft in 0.1 >> miles. The rest of the morning commute doesn't have any rises over about >> 55ft, and is basically downhill to the end at 62ft of elevation. A nice >> relaxed 9.3 mile bike ride. >> >> BTW, If driving an electric car is "drinking the [green] Kool-Aid" (not >> to be confused with flavoraid of Jonestown fame), then at least the smart >> ED is "proper" German [green] Kool-Aid. (And for bonus points, >> http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ehmk45mgef/1-smart-fortwo-electric-drive/ >> ... For those times when you really want to annoy people with a >> greener-than-thou attitude.) >> >> >> -- >> John W Reames >> jream...@verizon.net <mailto:jream...@verizon.net> >> Home: +14106646986 >> Mobile: +14437915905 >> >> On Sep 11, 2014, at 17:01, ernest breakfield via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: >> >> just ride easier. >>> that kind of distance is an easy twiddle of the pedals; i do further >>> than that in work clothes frequently (albeit not in a full suit), even when >>> i have meetings, and don't arrive significantly sweatier or any less >>> presentable than i usually am,... >>> >>> >>> cheers! >>> e >>> >>> On 11/Sep/14 10:39, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>>> Nah, I'd get too sweaty. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I hadn't noticed the RT when I read the post originally. With that in >>>>> mind >>>>> a bicycle is indeed the absolute best choice. Considering where Andrew >>>>> is >>>>> he'd easily get 8 months of riding in each year. If you're worried >>>>> about >>>>> being sweaty in the morning get one of those electric assist bikes. >>>>> >>>>> -Curt >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ________________________________ >>>>> From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto: >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com>> >>>>> To: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com <mailto: >>>>> astrasfo...@gmail.com>>; Mercedes Discussion List < >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 1:32 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Testing Prius >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Bike! >>>>> >>>>> --R >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 9/11/14 10:59 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Other than a Prius, what is the cheapest used electric car I can get >>>>>> for >>>>>> >>>>> my >>>>> >>>>>> 15 mile RT commute? >>>>>> >>>>>> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. 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