I work in Engineering at a large manufacturing plant. 7.5 miles each way. While bike commuting is actively encourage it is not discouraged either. I bring the bike into the offices and lean it against the bookcase next to my desk. One other person, that I see, rides in on ocasion. For me the limiting thing is transporting my daughter to / from her school which is near my work.
I usually get a few, positive questions. Angus On Jan 25, 12:59 am, Brian Hanson <stone...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a 9-mile each way hilly ride to work in Seattle. The only thing that > keeps me from riding every day is fatigue over time. During May, I > typically do about 4-5 days a week, and by the month's end, I'm wiped. I > usually do 3-4 days year-round. I've gotten to the point now where I > dislike driving due to the following: > > - parking - can't put my vehicle in my office > - traffic can make the commute longer than biking > - sedentary - don't have the invigoration from exercising on the way in > - too much stress/concentration with traffic and other nutso drivers > - and, yes - I don't like paying for gas > > I work at a hi-tech branch of Comcast, and of the 130 employees, a good 30 > of them ride to work during Bike to Work month. There are at least 10 > full-time commuters, though most have a ride 3 or less miles. We have one > shower that is shared. We used to have at least one female commuter, but > it's mostly guys. While biking is not promoted, it is part of our company > culture, and at least 2 execs bike including the CEO. > > Brian > Seattle > > > > On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 12:14 PM, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It's between 25 and 35 miles from my front door to the office > > (depending if I choose the safer, hillier, longer route or the > > flatter, sketchier, shorter route). The casual (high-tech startup) > > work environment permits bicycling to work, but there is essentially > > zero promoting it (although I'm told that when choosing between two > > sites, this one was chosen for proximity to BART). There's no shower, > > but there is space to park a bike inside and space to change clothes. > > I set the 2011 cycling goal for myself to do the one-way commute in to > > the office 50 times in the year. I've done it 6 times so far. I > > typically BART/bike home. On the other days, my wife and I carpool in > > (we work in the same office) with a bike on the roof. She leaves in > > the car early enough to shuttle the kids around after school. I then > > bike+BART back home. So, on the days I ride, I'm not really > > offsetting anything, because my wife is still driving in. We can't do > > the bike-commute together, since I have to leave when it's still dark > > and somebody has to take the kids in to school. > > > I love the ride. I never was a morning cyclist and the light in the > > morning is great. I can't make much of an eco-argument for how I'm > > doing any good for the planet, but I'm OK with that. Doing that ride > > 3x a week and a long ride on the weekend makes it easy to rack up > > 200+mile weeks, which has notable benefits. > > > Some of my other commute to work goals for 2011 are to do a 80% off- > > road route through the East Bay Hills to work, and to do an S24O at > > Lake Chabot on the way to work. Finally, in the summer, I want to do > > the ride both ways some of the time. > > > On Jan 24, 11:57 am, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > I work for J&J and commute to a big (central NJ) campus, where there > > > are easily 3000+ employees. I am one of only a handful of irregular > > > bike-commuters, and despite having showers, lockers and a well- > > > protected bike rack, J&J does little to encourage bicycling to work. > > > During National Bike to Work Week, it's amazing how FEW people will > > > actually ride in to work. I have figured out a really nice (and safe > > > route), and even made a cheesy video to promote B2W Week that aired on > > > TV monitors throughout the campus in the weeks prior to B2W Week. I > > > got lots of nice, supportive comments about the vid (and my route), > > > yet I had zero success recruiting others to join me, even for a single > > > day!! Our Environmental Health & Safety folks have been the official > > > "champions" of Bike to Work Week, and yet none of these people > > > actually will ride during that week either... people just seem to > > > think it's insane... they fear for their safety, and despite having > > > established "ride marshalls" to ensure a safe route, we get very few > > > takers... It's really sad. By contrast, whenever I visit our Belgian > > > facility I am blown away by the hundreds of bikes I see arriving and > > > leaving the facility on a regular basis. It's just an entirely > > > different mindset.... Our culture here in NJ is built on the > > > automobile, and the roads in NJ are great for motorists. > > > > So while I'll continue to ride my bike to work whenever I can, simply > > > because I so enjoy it, I will no longer lament at others' reluctance > > > to share in the joy... That's their loss, as far as I'm concerned. > > > (And in the minds of others here on campus) I am confident I have > > > permanently secured my place, smack dab in the center of the lunatic > > > fringe, which I am starting to accept as OK, too... > > > > Peace, > > > BB > > > > On Jan 24, 1:35 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Not necessarily so. A few years ago I was talking to a retired Sandia > > > > Labs employee who used to bicycle to the base back in the 1970s. He > > > > remarked how many motorists exhibited bad feeling toward cyclists > > > > that, today, with so many more on the road here in Albuquerque, you > > > > don't see as often. I think that in some cities, at least, commuting > > > > has become considerably more popular; tho' of course you are starting > > > > with a very small base so that even high % increases don't necessarily > > > > translate into high overall numbers. > > > > > What's it like in LA and NY in 2001 compared to say 1990? > > > > > On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > More bike commuting/public transportation commuting won't increase > > > > > until gas prices increase even more... > > > > > > -- > > > > > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscribe...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > > groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > > Patrick Moore > > > > Albuquerque, NM > > > > For professional resumes, contact > > > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > > -- > > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscribe...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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