Posts Tagged ‘bike commute’

Interesting post over at EcoVelo. I would not accept a job with a one-hour car commute for 100% more money!
According to a paper by the Swiss economists Bruno Frey and Alois Stutzer, a person with a one-hour car commute must earn 40 percent more money to have a sense of well-being equal to someone who [...]

I will be taking one of my bikes and stripping it down (again) to make something new. I am thinking a new commuter here. Something with a little more style. The first new component — the On-One Mary bars that I scored off of Craigslist. Shaun wanted them but he snoozed.
Quick thoughts (hopes, dreams):
Brooks saddle [...]

a good ten minutes while I peruse the morning’s email. Now is a good time to enjoy some ice water. Stay away from the hot coffee until you are cooled and recovered. There are two things to watch out for at this point: One, your chair could get soaked and stinky while you sit there and transition from a liquid to a solid again; and two, you are now circulating a locker-room odor around your

So what do I do? Am I wet and noisome all day? No, I have some tips for staying fresh year-round. The key is in the clothes and a few supplies.

Chandler considers changes to Arizona Avenue
“It has to have bike lanes,” said Brett Anderson, a partner in Anderson Baron Landscape Architects. He rides his bicycle at least once a week from his south Ocotillo home to his office downtown. Anderson attended an open house held downtown last week to solicit opinions from the public.
Chandler considers [...]

The lowdown: create a bike license plate to raise awareness in Utah. Banner frickin idea if you ask me.

A bill is headed to the House floor that, if passed, creates a special group license plate to raise awareness of cyclists.
The initial costs of the plate would be covered by the Utah Bicycle Coalition, a 5-year-old [...]

So with the Christmas money I received from my in-laws, I decided to get a cycle computer. I opted for the Garmin Edge 305 because it uses GPS to determine your speed & location, so all you have to do is strap it to your bike. The software it comes with is fairly paltry, but [...]