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Old mid-80s Stumpjumper Sport I adopted as my commuting bike until recently. 'Upgraded' it with new pedals (MKS Sylvan), fenders (SKS), panniers (Arkel), tires (Schwalbe), and a new helmet. Wanted to make sure I was able to be seen by Houston's notoriously idiotic traffic -- hence why I've gone almost overboard with all the blinkies, lights, and reflective tape/stickers (see notes). It has 26" wheels (now with a 1.5" tire in the front and a 1.75" in the back -- both with the reflective stripe all the way around [photo shows old tires]), so is a tad small for me at 6'1" but was worth it as I didn't have to buy a new or used bike while trying out bike commuting.
As I've kept with bike commuting, I've upgraded my bike to a Bianchi San Jose (a single speed).
Sleep on a hill.
St Albans to the City of London is reputed to be Britain's "most expensive commute".
Rather than take the train, I decided to travel overland and see what I could see...
Commuting lives photo project. Commuting to work each day can be a challenging experience and daily I meet hundreds of people, pledged at the same times and same trains.
In time for GoByBike Week, the Province is offering rebates on the purchase of eligible new e-bikes for people who want to add some power to their pedal and start commuting by bike.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/28860
I've taken this picture on my daily commute on the A4 (see the map for the exact location). I had already seen other 5 or 6 equally spectacular sunrises in the days before I took this one and I was getting really annoyed because there's nothing worse than waking up early on Sunday or Saturday and come back with an empty card and then see every other (working) day a scenery like this one. So that morning I decided not to be caught unprepared and took all my gear with me. I drove slowly until I could find a suitable spot on an emergency parking area and then waited. The result you're seeing it above. Hope you like it.
Commute 2 (2.11.11)
For some reason I woke up early and made a split second decision to pack up my bag, hop on the bike, and bike all the way in to work via the flat, 42-mile route. My Friday commute pledge is currently in jeopardy due to a changed meeting schedule. But I figured I'll try to work with it by leaving earlier. For some reason, on today's ride, I had forgotten what little I had ever learned about long-distance commuting. I overdressed. The knee warmers that had me aching last commute somehow found their way back onto my knees for this commute. The tail light I was pretty sure was dying on the prior evening's commute home, did in fact die, just as expected, about 2 miles out of the city. (I was carrying back-up batteries.) I was dehydrated and under-caloried as I woke up way before my appetite. Along the busy thoroughfare by the airport, I dropped my water bottle--for the first time in my entire life. It was a slog. I pulled over, removed one whole layer of clothing. Chugged some water. Cleared my head. Ditched the negative attitude. Things got better after that, particularly once a glorious sunrise started breaking. At that moment, too, another rider passed me. I worked hard to catch up to him by a popular break spot. There, we chatted a bit, discovered we were headed to the same general destination, and decided we'd enjoy each other's company for the second half of the commute. Working together, our pace picked up, as did our spirits. Thanks, Paul, and nice to meet you!
St Albans to the City of London is reputed to be Britain's "most expensive commute".
Rather than take the train, I decided to travel overland and see what I could see...
I commute year round from my home in the foothills east of Seattle to my day-job just south of downtown at a small coffee megalopolis. My home's only about 800 feet above sea level, but we have just enough elevation that winter can be entertaining from time to time. This year, while there were several days where I left home in high-20s temps, all was well.
Until two Fridays ago. I left late due to my wife having a business meeting and needing to get my kids on the bus. When the bus came, we had heavy flurries... and since I was riding down to Portland after work for a weekend retreat, I decided I'd risk the weather a bit and try to get over the hill before things got serious.
Except that as soon as I got on the freeway, the snow started to stick, and by the time I got to the hard part of the trip (Hwy 18 exit from I-90; or Snoqualmie Ridge), it was definitely sticking. So I took the exit with the goal of heading up the hill to hang out at a coffee shop for a few hours. I had a small pucker moment in the freeway exit lane, when I couldn't get stopped (on packed snow, behind a semi), and really, ABS sucks in the snow :-)
Got turned up the hill which by now was packed, with cars spun out. Nowhere to park though, so keep going - which I did, at less than walking speed, until the rear came out and dumped me on the left side. No big deal, except that it's hard to get enough traction on packed snow to lift an FJR back up. They're heavy pigs, you know? Especially when it's hard enough to just stand up.
Two drivers came over to help me and make sure all was OK. We picked it up, backed it to the edge of the road and parked it. No other choice. One driver offered to let me wait in her car, which I did, and then we pushed her car back into the traction part of the road and she gave me a lift to the coffeeshop I was heading for.
A few hours later the weather was warmer and rain had washed our snow away. But I made sure before leaving the bike to take one single photo.
One of the reasons I was eager to get my hands on the new Olympus OM-D E-M5 was that I wanted to get more accustomed to doing street photography.
The PEN-sized OM-D is a much more subtle option compared to the Nikon D90 which I previously owned. Another advantage is the tilting screen which makes it easy to stealthily shoot from the hip.
This photo was taken in the Helsinki subway. Currently it takes 30-40 minutes to ride the entire line. I remember when as a high school student I also slept through most of my commutes.
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M5
Lens: Panasonic 25mm f1.4 ASPH Leica DG Summilux
fabulous new commuting option was launched this week in chicago. such a fun way to travel on a warm, summery day! currently, it operates between chinatown and goose island, but if it catches on wendella hopes to expand to more routes.
The underground Delhi metro rail was running fast. The tired bums of hard working commuters were shaking like jelly. The image got blurred. Sorry.
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Loaded up for a Saturday: deliver 3 Hilsen forks to Russ, drop off eBay crap at the post office, go to the bank, give IBD newspaper to neighbor, then to the market. Pack picnic, and head off up into the canyon for a luncheon next to the creek.
I have two bikes I ride to work: the summer bike (road bike) and the rain bike (cylcocross). As indicated by name, weather determines the choice.
An advantage of riding the rain bike is that I can cut through the trails in Stanley Park and for about 10 minutes my commute through downtown Vancouver looks like this.
Unfortunately this is my last morning commute pic for the year, it's too dark in the mornings now and getting darker fast.