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By: tadster

tadster — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:23:58 +0000

Joe, those pannier straps look like they could tangle in your back wheel, chain, or derailleur!

By: Elaine

Elaine — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:14:11 +0000

I love these commuter profiles! It’s so much fun seeing one or two in Google Reader every week.

This one really resonated for me — I’m just getting started with bike commuting, and I’m mostly doing it for fun and health, though the environment and gas savings factor in a little bit too.

I kind of banged up my foot and knees in my running training last month, and casually biking has been great for recovering while remaining active.

Thanks, Joe!

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:20:42 +0000

Yes, the brownish B17 on the hundred dollar Cannondale. My friend sold me that bike (less the mirror and B17 for 100 bucks). It has Armadillos and a suspension stem. He hurt his leg and doesn’t think he will ever get back into cycling. My gain :O)

By: Mike Myers

Mike Myers — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:25:39 +0000

Possums are scary. I encountered an albino possum one night. Wow. It didn’t retreat from me at all—just hissed. All I saw was red eyes and teeth in my headlight beam.

Is that a Brooks I see in the first pic, Joe?

By: Iron Man

Iron Man — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:21:03 +0000

I LOL’d on the possum story. In the dark months I’m always catching glimpses of those things. Once I had a skunk do the same thing your possum did. I got through faster than he could spray thank god.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:38:53 +0000

I forgot to add to my profile that my commute is about 12 miles RT, but I take a more scenic route and lengthen it to about 14.5 RT. I work 4-10 hour shifts a week and commute 2 or 3 days.

Thanks guys.

By: Shek

Shek — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:24:50 +0000

The health benefits of bicycling regularly far out-weigh any gas savings or risks. Only if more people would recognize that, health insurance would be so much cheaper.
I am overweight and have lost almost 10 pounds in the last month. More than that, I feel great, active and alert.
The health benefits are making a 42 yr old friend of mine start cycling to work as well!