Agree with JimD, the cyclo-commute is not convenient but I try not to let that stop me and frankly things are pretty well set up for me to ride: -I am fortunate to live fairly close to where I work < 7miles, -have shower/locker facilities available to me in my office building -a safe place to lock up the bike
That said it would be much "easier" to just take the bus. On the bike I get exercise while I commute, I get to see some great scenery (mountains, Puget sound, Seattle Skyline), it clears my head and I occasionally get passed by my faster bike commuting neighbor and we have a chat for a bit till he drops me on the big hill ;-) Back in '08 when gas was knocking on $5 a gallon I noticed a sharp increase in bike commuters along my route so who knows what the future holds. R On Jan 21, 6:19 am, JimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > I work at a tech company (nvidia) and we have good support for bike > commuters. > Lockers and showers are available throughout the campus. > I've been riding my bike to work extensively for the past several years. > My commute is ~6 miles one way. > I do it because I really like it and have a route that has low auto > density. > I keep extra clothes in my office. > The whole deal is pretty ideal. > > When I have times when I can't ride and end up driving, I realize > that biking to work > is not convenient. Many of the folks on my team have circumstances > (kids, long commutes, fear or danger, aversion to sweat) that preclude > them from using bikes to get to work. > > I've been a bike commuter off and on for the past 20 years. I'm > skeptical that it > will become a pervasive mode of transportation. > > I'll keep doing it as the experience beats the socks off of commuting > by car. > > -JImD > > On Jan 20, 2011, at 4:46 PM Jan 20, 2011, SFF wrote: > > > I think it would be a great idea if on the Rivendell site they would > > add some pictures of new bikes in commuting mode - maybe some nice > > shots around SF - by a cable car, around FW etc...right now there are > > mainly off road pictures and camping pictures. While I am a bike > > camper, that is a very, very small market. If more commuting type > > pictures and maybe a section on commuting - what you need to commute > > to work etc..were added to the site it might influence a few more > > folks to try it out. > > > Another aspect that should be addressed: If you commute to work by > > bike, you save money...easily $50-$100 a month. No other bike activity > > that I know of will actually payoff like that. If you are a regular > > commuter, you could pay off a Hillborne in a couple of years. Or, you > > could easily justify getting that new bag or rack. > > > Joel > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners- > > bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > . > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en > > . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
