At 04:04 PM 1/4/2003 -0500, you wrote:
On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 04:00:52PM -0500, Erik Reuter wrote: > > people are able to commute and wear their work clothes while doing it, > > they are on their bikes for less than 15 minutes. Of the other 30 that > > commute, we all have to have a change of clothes and at the least take > > a good wet towel bath. > > Come on, you are talking about people in a bike club. Do you really > think they ride only 8-12mph? I can't believe that...One difference I just thought of, are you talking about sensible clothes, or silly stuff like suits? If you are talking about suits, then I will have to defer to you on that, since myself and most of the people I know don't wear suits while riding bikes (if at all) Erik Reuter
I am laughing now, this is fun! For the other e-mail, It took me more than an hour to go the nine miles, and it averaged to about 8MPH during the week I tried going slow. Since it's 5am on the way in, I don't stop much. There are 12 red lights on the route, but for most I can give a quick look both ways and keep moving. So I would say that's a constant speed. My entire goal was to pedal as lightly as possible, to not work getting to work. I was trying to prove I could commute but drop my gym membership. The only reason at that point I had the gym membership was to have a place to shower before work. On the way home I'd still fly because it didn't matter.
Going to work, there are two downhills and these are preceded by long almost flat up hills. The hill down the street from my house isn't huge, but from the top of it I can coast for 1/2 miles to the next red light.
Obviously I know the difference between a lawyer having to wear a suit riding a bike in 80 degree 90% humidity summer morning and a blue collar guy who is going to be sweating anyway once he got to work. And yes bike club people don't try and ride slow, but we were specifically swapping stories and tips for commuting. Most had cruiser bikes or some other beater so they didn't have to worry as much about stealing and the weather. So I'd say 8-12 MPH was a realistic number. Maybe saying all having to change clothes was wrong. But none of us felt comfortable not being able to shower after the morning commute. Some knew there were days they couldn't, the drove or took a bus in. Others only commuted on Fridays or other dress down days.
I lost my point. Oh well, trying to do three things at once.
Kevin T.
I'm done
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