Re:Fewer Americans bike to work despite new trails, lanes, b...
by grogenaut on Saturday January 05, 2019 @01:09AM
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Actually I live in Seattle and for 3 years did 1200 miles / year on a bike. My commute is too long to bike now regularly.
Yes, I wear a helmet, I have WAY too much invested in this noggin to not wear one. Also I played football for 9 years, so I'm used to wearing helmets.
No basket but I can get a week of groceries into my full size chrome backpack. I can't couldn't really have a heavy steel bike with a basket, my commute has too much vertical. Old was 6.5 miles, 500ft climb (kirkland to bellevue). New one is 12 miles, 1100ft climb (renton highlands to seattle).
$5k bike for me, I'm big so I retrofitted a craigslist cyclocross aluminum bike for $400 with discs.
Yes, I wear a helmet, I have WAY too much invested in this noggin to not wear one. Also I played football for 9 years, so I'm used to wearing helmets.
No basket but I can get a week of groceries into my full size chrome backpack. I can't couldn't really have a heavy steel bike with a basket, my commute has too much vertical. Old was 6.5 miles, 500ft climb (kirkland to bellevue). New one is 12 miles, 1100ft climb (renton highlands to seattle).
$5k bike for me, I'm big so I retrofitted a craigslist cyclocross aluminum bike for $400 with discs.