cycling to work

LONGRD

Speaking of commuting...I'll be driving about an hour into New York state to a train station nearby and taking it into Grand Central. Round trip tickets cost $34 a piece. That's a huge amount of money I saved instead of driving 3 and a half hours to NYC and another 3 and a half back home. Saved 7 hours of gas $.

Kilgore_Trout

i used to ride my bike to work until the dishwasher stole my bike light... he wont admit it and my spanish isnt good enough to argue with him... but i know it was him...

LONGRD

sgossard3 wrote:

i used to ride my bike to work until the dishwasher stole my bike light... he wont admit it and my spanish isnt good enough to argue with him... but i know it was him...

lol...just your bike light?...

Kilgore_Trout

LongRd. wrote:

lol...just your bike light?...

heyyy... it was nice... cost me like $25... i bought it literally 2 days before this happened... all part of my new ecofriendly approach... but youre right... i was surprised the whole bike wasnt gone... wouldve been hard to get away with it though i guess since it was parked in the storage room down in the basement... but thats also how i know it was him!

im too stubborn to buy a new one now... i wanna wait and catch that fucker... he rides his bike to work... eventually he'll slip up and put it on there and then ill get it back

ajedigecko

sgossard3 wrote:

heyyy... it was nice... cost me like $25... i bought it literally 2 days before this happened... all part of my new ecofriendly approach... but youre right... i was surprised the whole bike wasnt gone... wouldve been hard to get away with it though i guess since it was parked in the storage room down in the basement... but thats also how i know it was him!

im too stubborn to buy a new one now... i wanna wait and catch that fucker... he rides his bike to work... eventually he'll slip up and put it on there and then ill get it back

i had to reread you message because i thought you were goofing on us that cycle. i thought you were making an excuse not to ride, similair to roland and his lost dog and dead fish......

Kilgore_Trout

ajedigecko wrote:

i had to reread you message because i thought you were goofing on us that cycle. i thought you were making an excuse not to ride, similair to roland and his lost dog and dead fish......

well between the stolen light (i usually get off work at like 11PM and have to ride this wooded bike path to get there) and the fact that i cant be too sweaty when i get to work (cause i serve at a fancy restaurant) ive got plenty of legitimate excuses not to ride... but i still like the nature and sun i get from riding to work

eyedclaar

ajedigecko wrote:

yes indeed.....i am positive we would have a great time riding and talking about ed's work.
there is a small bookstore in moab, utah that has many signed copies of ed's work. signed copy of desert solataire even. i would like to own it but simply to much for me.

I might just kill a man for some signed Abbey books. What's the name of the store? I have a signed Vonnegut book and it is one of my most treasured possessions.

ajedigecko

eyedclaar wrote:

I might just kill a man for some signed Abbey books. What's the name of the store? I have a signed Vonnegut book and it is one of my most treasured possessions.

if i remember correctly...the store is called "back of beyond"

polaris

ajedigecko wrote:

if i remember correctly...the store is called "back of beyond"

yeah ... i think it's right across from the library there ... it's on the main strip - can't miss it ... unlike the bloody liquor store ...

RolandTD20Kdrummer

Today I bit the bullet. After some researching, I went out and picked up a Trek 3700

I've got the rack installed,with a huge pannier that holds 50 lbs of groceries..so no more plastic bags!... I've already went out grocery shopping to test out everything, and clocked up 20kms. Nice bike....nice ride.

For security, I bought a Kryptonite New York lock. This is a serious sucker of a bike lock, it's unbreakable... the strongest you can buy. The bike couriers in NYC use them. I use that to lock the frame and rear tire, and a heavy gauge wire lock to loop the tires to the frame as well. Double locked. For sure they're not getting the frame, and it's going to be a pita to get just a front tire.

Anyhow... fuckin eh! Feels good to get a solid dose of fresh air, gas free. This thing will pay for itself sure enough.

I should never have waited so long to get another bike....I forgot how much I enjoy riding.

Best of all ...no gas! that alone puts a smile on my face.

ajedigecko

RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:

Today I bit the bullet. After some researching, I went out and picked up a Trek 3700

I've got the rack installed,with a huge pannier that holds 50 lbs of groceries..so no more plastic bags!... I've already went out grocery shopping to test out everything, and clocked up 20kms. Nice bike....nice ride.

For security, I bought a Kryptonite New York lock. This is a serious sucker of a bike lock, it's unbreakable... the strongest you can buy. The bike couriers in NYC use them. I use that to lock the frame and rear tire, and a heavy gauge wire lock to loop the tires to the frame as well. Double locked. For sure they're not getting the frame, and it's going to be a pita to get just a front tire.

Anyhow... fuckin eh! Feels good to get a solid dose of fresh air, gas free. This thing will pay for itself sure enough.

I should never have waited so long to get another bike....I forgot how much I enjoy riding.

Best of all ...no gas! that alone puts a smile on my face.

good to hear.....and well said.

Urban Hiker

RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:

Today I bit the bullet. After some researching, I went out and picked up a Trek 3700

I've got the rack installed,with a huge pannier that holds 50 lbs of groceries..so no more plastic bags!... I've already went out grocery shopping to test out everything, and clocked up 20kms. Nice bike....nice ride.

I'm envious