Thoughts about commuting by bike
Back when I was a teacher commuting every day, my standard complement of biking was about 100 miles a week–a little over 19 miles every day of work, plus extra miles now and then for errands, side trips, the long way home. Really, I usually ended up over 100, but …
It’s September! Which means that in Portland, mobs of cyclists hit the streets for the Bicycle Commute Challenge–basically, a giant contest to see which workplace in Oregon or SW Washington can have the highest percentage of trips to and from work made by bicycle. I don’t usually get super into …
One of my absolute favorite things about commuting by bike is the ability to run into and actually talk to other people you know while you’re out-n-about. Today, for example, as I was leaving work, a familiar face zoomed by. Nathan, a fellow I know from teaching Bike Club with …
Back when I was 1) teaching, and 2) keeping track of how far I rode with my bikey odometer/speedometer, my goal was always to ride at least 100 miles per week. A normal there-and-back daily commute was about 19 miles, so I figured that simply getting to where I needed …
