Re: [RBW] Expert level bike commuting strategies?

2023-10-27 Thread Bill Lindsay
Did I say $30/month? Rats. Sorry. Yes, $30 a year, and still a good cause. BL in EC On Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 7:10:39 PM UTC-7 Eric Daume wrote: > Just to clarify, wandrer.earth is $30/YEAR, not per month. It’s a lot of > fun to use. It took me a good nine months to cover the ~440

Re: [RBW] Expert level bike commuting strategies?

2023-10-27 Thread Drew Henson
Seattle bike commuter here, going on over a decade with about a 9 mile trip one way. Although I don't ride everyday like I once did with work from home setup I have now. I agree with a lot of the above. My strategies to keep it interesting: - Tinkering, testing new set ups. Biking is where a lo

Re: [RBW] Expert level bike commuting strategies?

2023-10-27 Thread Will Boericke
And not average in zeros to your speed. On Fri, Oct 27, 2023, 10:10 AM Philip Barrett wrote: > One thing to add - you can have Strava auto-pause when you stop. > > https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/216919277-Auto-Pause > > On Friday, October 27, 2023 at 12:21:40 AM UTC-5 Luke Hendrick

Re: [RBW] Expert level bike commuting strategies?

2023-10-27 Thread Philip Barrett
One thing to add - you can have Strava auto-pause when you stop. https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/216919277-Auto-Pause On Friday, October 27, 2023 at 12:21:40 AM UTC-5 Luke Hendrickson wrote: > Enjoy the new adventure! I love commuting by bike. Everyone has said > wonderful things,

Re: [RBW] Expert level bike commuting strategies?

2023-10-26 Thread Eric Daume
Just to clarify, wandrer.earth is $30/YEAR, not per month. It’s a lot of fun to use. It took me a good nine months to cover the ~440 miles in my town. Rides get less and less efficient at picking up new miles as you ride… Eric On Friday, October 27, 2023, Bill Lindsay wrote: > Since you're reco

Re: [RBW] Expert level bike commuting strategies?

2023-10-26 Thread Patrick Moore
That's 1 and *three* (3) ... On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 2:36 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > #1: Don't force yourself; do it in order to enjoy it. > #2: Very often gently forcing yourself to get out of the door will put you > on a ride that you will thoroughly enjoy. But don't make it a chore. > #3: Don'

Re: [RBW] Expert level bike commuting strategies?

2023-10-26 Thread Patrick Moore
#1: Don't force yourself; do it in order to enjoy it. #2: Very often gently forcing yourself to get out of the door will put you on a ride that you will thoroughly enjoy. But don't make it a chore. #3: Don't time yourself unless (a) you enjoy timing yourself and (b) you're not overdoing it. I viol

Re: [RBW] Expert level bike commuting strategies?

2023-10-26 Thread Eric Floden
> > > I was a big fan of changing up my routes when I was commuting. I am not > easy to awaken, so would take the direct route to get to work, but going > home, instead of doing the 6km direct route, often went double and > sometimes 3x and 4x the short route. It gave me something to think about a

Re: [RBW] Expert level bike commuting strategies?

2023-10-26 Thread Josiah Anderson
Lots of great advice here already; I will pile on in support of changing it up as much as possible. I have also been successful in using other modes to convince myself of how effective bike commuting is. I currently have a 1 mile commute, and for the first little while I would often walk or run, bu

Re: [RBW] Expert level bike commuting strategies?

2023-10-26 Thread Mack Penner
I think Ted is right: the secret commuting sauce is "zen." I don't commute in comparable conditions (small city, Canada, prairies), but I keep it interesting by always mixing up routes (if only slightly) and, when possible, mixing up the bikes, too (a second wheelset could do that trick!). I gu

Re: [RBW] Expert level bike commuting strategies?

2023-10-26 Thread Ted W
Bike commuter here. I ditched the second family car a couple of years ago and any time I'm going somewhere without my wife within the city, I'm on my bike. I average about 20 miles per day between commuting to work and other errands around town. I'm also in a less-than-ideal bike city (at least tha

[RBW] Expert level bike commuting strategies?

2023-10-26 Thread Michael Morrissey
Lately I have been biking to work again, from my home in Queens to work in Manhattan. Unfortunately, my commute is less than ideal. There are few bike lanes in my neighborhood. I leave at 6:30, when it’s dark and cold outside. There are lots of big trucks and fast drivers. It’s hilly. Then, when