Can you say, "excited"?

[jrenaut]

Tomorrow I’m doing my first commute on my own bike. I’ve been commuting on Capital Bikeshare since November, and it’s completely changed how I feel both about commuting and about getting around the city. So now I have a brand new Giant Defy 3 hanging from the ceiling the hallway (When I have it securely up there, I’ll post some pictures of how I got it totally out of the way in a 1200 sq ft condo), and I’m ready to go to work NOW.

It’s super awesome that the high tomorrow is supposed to be 95 F.

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[jrenaut]

To be fair, for the most part I’m all about the most efficient/convenient method of transportation. Often walking is easiest. Sometimes it’s the bus, occasionally it’s the Metro, regrettably it’s sometimes the car. But the more I bike, the more often it looks like biking is the most efficient/convenient. CaBi was definitely my gateway drug, though. That and having a boss with 10 bikes in his basement who rides one of them to work every day.

[Joe Chapline]

@jrenaut 4104 wrote:

To be fair, for the most part I’m all about the most efficient/convenient method of transportation. Often walking is easiest. Sometimes it’s the bus, occasionally it’s the Metro, regrettably it’s sometimes the car. But the more I bike, the more often it looks like biking is the most efficient/convenient. CaBi was definitely my gateway drug, though. That and having a boss with 10 bikes in his basement who rides one of them to work every day.

I’m with you on that, jrenaut. In the U.S., most adults drive almost everywhere they go, but not because everyone actually loves cars or driving. They drive because they think that’s their best option to get where they need or want to go. In countries with much higher percentages of bike trips, it’s not because everyone loves bikes or cycling. It’s because more people see cycling as the best option for more trips.

[jrenaut]

Oops. I “got lost” on my ride home today and went 6.6 miles instead of three or so. How silly of me.

[acc]

Bike commuting, a gateway drug… Sounds like it is working out great!

ann

[Mark Blacknell]

@acc 4191 wrote:

Bike commuting, a gateway drug… Sounds like it is working out great!

ann

Definitely.

[Greenbelt]

@jrenaut 4190 wrote:

Oops. I “got lost” on my ride home today and went 6.6 miles instead of three or so. How silly of me.

I have the same problem. I keep finding longer routes. Dang!

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