The National Bike Challenge is on!
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@pfunkallstar 20329 wrote:
B-Team is rocking it right now, mostly thanks to Dirts insano mileage.
No-one likes me so I ride my bike instead of having relationships with humans.
@consularrider 20354 wrote:
I would never drive to my current office, except maybe as part of my wife’s carpool. For me the comparison is with public transit, Metro. The few times I have taken Metro in the past five years, I average about 40 minutes one way taking into account walking to EFC from my house, waiting for the train, the actual transit time, and the short walk from the Rosslyn station to my office. I can do the same commute in about 25- 30 minutes (including changing clothes) on my bicycle. Of course, for the past three years I’ve rarely taken the direct route and average better that 240 minutes each day on the bike.
One thing that astonishes people when they ask about my bike commute is the time it takes — they always respond, “why, that’s about how long it would take on metro or by car!” I’m quick to tell them it takes longer to go home (the uphill slog). I think of the time spent showering and changing as something of a wash, because I would have to do that every day anyway. But it is a good way to sneak in exercise if you have a full schedule of work and family obligations. So I justify the slight extra time on that basis. The husband and kid are very accomodating, although if I ramped it up to 240 minutes per day, that might be a different story. . .
Like vvill, I can’t justify it based on any money savings, because I manage to spend a ton on bike stuff. Compared to driving it is probably still cheaper, but not metro. Again, you can’t put a price on health though.
Liz
@eminva 20358 wrote:
One thing that astonishes people when they ask about my bike commute is the time it takes — they always respond, “why, that’s about how long it would take on metro or by car!” I’m quick to tell them it takes longer to go home (the uphill slog). I think of the time spent showering and changing as something of a wash, because I would have to do that every day anyway. But it is a good way to sneak in exercise if you have a full schedule of work and family obligations. So I justify the slight extra time on that basis. The husband and kid are very accomodating, although if I ramped it up to 240 minutes per day, that might be a different story. . .
Like vvill, I can’t justify it based on any money savings, because I manage to spend a ton on bike stuff. Compared to driving it is probably still cheaper, but not metro. Again, you can’t put a price on health though.
Liz
It actually costs me money to bike to work since my Metro costs would be fully covered under the federal Metrocheck benefit. Although now that my agency has a bike transportation reimbursement program, that may drop somewhat. I have my first reimbursement claim ready to submit.
@consularrider 20363 wrote:
It actually costs me money to bike to work since my Metro costs would be fully covered under the federal Metrocheck benefit. Although now that my agency has a bike transportation reimbursement program, that may drop somewhat. I have my first reimbursement claim ready to submit.
Me too.
My problem is that I’m a car geek as well as a bike geek. The hole “I spend any savings on bike stuff” thing is true, but if I was driving, I’d be spending money on bike stuff AND car geek stuff as well as regular upkeep on the car. Why would I possibly consider commuting in a car that doesn’t shoot flames out the back??? Come to think of it… why would I consider commuting on a bike that doesn’t shoot flames out the back. D’OH! I got some work to do…. and money to spend.
Love,
Dirt
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