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To be clear, I absolutely wish I could ride a bike everywhere; sitting around in traffic just isn't fun and driving never feels as interactive as biking. But th

by icey 18y ago

To be clear, I absolutely wish I could ride a bike everywhere; sitting around in traffic just isn't fun and driving never feels as interactive as biking. But the fact of the matter is that everything around here is measured in miles away from where I'm at so bicycling isn't really an option for me unfortunately.

davidw 18y ago
Sure, that's understandable, but you could also make some adjustments: * Live in a more bike friendly place. Admittedly, that might be a pretty major change though. * Wherever you live, structure things so that at least one or two things can be done by bike. I.e. live near enough so that you can at least go to work or somewhere else 'important' by bike. Maybe not every day, maybe not in all seasons, but it's a start. Speaking for myself though, I think cycling is the perfect hacker sport, and wouldn't live anywhere where I couldn't ride my bike in terms of transportation and for fun:-) Incidentally, where do you live? You're one of the many who have zero information in their profiles:-(
- jamesjyu 18y ago
  Another option is to get city carshare, zipcar, or any other car sharing service. I'm in SF, and I'm thinking about doing that myself -- I get to use a car when I want to, and it'll be less money than if I owned a car (which incurs insurance, maintenance, gas costs etc). I ride my bike to work, so the only activity my car get is moving from one side of the street to the other.
- icey 18y ago
  Sorry, I'm in metro Phoenix, AZ. I carpool to work right now, and we have a light rail system that starts service tomorrow. I'm planning to start taking it to work to shave off 17 miles or so of my commute, but the nearest rail station is still 5 miles away. I would say I drive by myself maybe 5% of the time I go anywhere; I almost always group errands together to minimize commute; but with all of that I still log over 200 miles a week. Moving isn't an option for me right now, I'm in the middle of an enormous project that I'm very interested in seeing to completion.
  - lsb 18y ago
    If you're on a road bike going 12 miles an hour, 5 miles is a fantastic 25-minute cardio workout.

by icey 18y ago

davidw 18y ago

Sure, that's understandable, but you could also make some adjustments: * Live in a more bike friendly place. Admittedly, that might be a pretty major change though. * Wherever you live, structure things so that at least one or two things can be done by bike. I.e. live near enough so that you can at least go to work or somewhere else 'important' by bike. Maybe not every day, maybe not in all seasons, but it's a start. Speaking for myself though, I think cycling is the perfect hacker sport, and wouldn't live anywhere where I couldn't ride my bike in terms of transportation and for fun:-) Incidentally, where do you live? You're one of the many who have zero information in their profiles:-(

jamesjyu 18y ago
Another option is to get city carshare, zipcar, or any other car sharing service. I'm in SF, and I'm thinking about doing that myself -- I get to use a car when I want to, and it'll be less money than if I owned a car (which incurs insurance, maintenance, gas costs etc). I ride my bike to work, so the only activity my car get is moving from one side of the street to the other.
icey 18y ago
Sorry, I'm in metro Phoenix, AZ. I carpool to work right now, and we have a light rail system that starts service tomorrow. I'm planning to start taking it to work to shave off 17 miles or so of my commute, but the nearest rail station is still 5 miles away. I would say I drive by myself maybe 5% of the time I go anywhere; I almost always group errands together to minimize commute; but with all of that I still log over 200 miles a week. Moving isn't an option for me right now, I'm in the middle of an enormous project that I'm very interested in seeing to completion.
- lsb 18y ago
  If you're on a road bike going 12 miles an hour, 5 miles is a fantastic 25-minute cardio workout.