Comments on: A Transportation Report, September 5

By: Corina

Corina — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:29:29 +0000

Wow! Arizona? I believe what you say but I don’t think I saw even one bicycle during any of my Arizona trips!

By: admin

admin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:19:05 +0000

Wendy: I know. I do think part of it is the yucky bike, though. I mean, the shifter starts clanking if I have to go uphill much at all or if I have to go from a stop to riding up an incline. And it’s been harder to pedal since I changed that tire — I don’t think the lowest gear is working.

Jackie: Yup, Arizona. The article says there are a lot of factors involved, including the traffic laws and such. And I suppose winter cycling is easier in Arizona. I’m OK with cold weather, though. And it’s not usually all that bad here — rarely below freezing.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:48:59 +0000

ARIZONA is ahead? What the hell part of Arizona are they talking about?? It’s 110 here. Those bicycle lanes are scary narrow, and bicyclists are constantly being run over.

Now, when I lived in Denver, I was superimpressed with the bike trails. You could get anywhere in Denver or the outlying areas with those bike trails that were independent of the roadways. Of course, winter and snow really messes up riding a bike to work, I guess…

What are you going to do when it gets really cold?

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:39:10 +0000

So, you probably already know this, but I feel sure that it won’t be long before your bike commute isn’t tiring at all. I’ve had my bike roughly a year, and I remember really well the first ride I did (about 30 blocks round trip) and how tired I felt the next day. The first time I went four miles round trip, I couldn’t believe it. Even not so long ago, 14 miles round trip was a really big deal that I’d have to weigh the advantages of. But since the bike trip, any ride I’ve done seems short. And you know perfectly well that I’m not any kind of super-fit nut like Nicole.

That Electra bike is pretty similar to what I have (de la Cruz 2.0), and I even thought today about how I really need something lighter and more long-distancy and I should get one and sell you mine… but I really don’t think I can give up my lovely bike, no matter how impractical it is….