http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/-t1.htm Leaving the car keys behind to save a little money, or to stay fit and have fun by pedaling to work? Share your commuting tips and stories here. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:26:23 GMT 10 http://i86.servimg.com/u/f86/13/36/52/38/41096810.jpg http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/-t1.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/my-phoenix-commute-redux-t720.htm BluesCat With the new Garmin eTrex mount on my EZ Sport, I decided to head out on Sunday morning, 11/08/09, and explore new routes to work. I wanted to see if I could find more sedate, local neighborhood streets to ride on. In the process, I had two revelations: 1. GPS units are cool, and not just the toys I have always considered them to be. 2. I've always thought that streets with marked bike lanes were safer than streets simply designated as bike routes with signs but no paint to show the bike ... Commuting Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:26:23 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/my-phoenix-commute-redux-t720.htm#5313 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/my-phoenix-commute-redux-t720.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/luxury-bike-parking-t682.htm BluesCat Recently, I've read some horror stories about bike commuters who are losing their bicycles to theft or damage as a result of being forced to park them outside in an unsecured area. I realized that I have it extremely lucky with the arrangement I have with my employer. Here's my EZ Sport, Bluetiful, parked at my office, in my ... Luxury Bike Suite This room used to be an office, but it was too close to the exit door to the hallway for anybody to get any work done (it is a main ... Commuting Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:43:48 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/luxury-bike-parking-t682.htm#5001 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/luxury-bike-parking-t682.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/calculators-t687.htm rydabyk Have you ever wondered how much you save by bicycling to work? Although there are a bunch of them out there, this http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/bike/ is the most accurate one I've found. According to their site here is the methodology they use. "The per-mile cost of driving to work is 55 cents, including gasoline, insurance, maintenance and depreciation, according to the IRS' 2009 standard mileage rates. Actual rates may vary by vehicle. The per-mile cost of biking is 9.6 cents ... Commuting Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:14:05 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/calculators-t687.htm#5039 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/calculators-t687.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/sofrider-v1-t207.htm Peder Torgersen I commute also in winter on my Sofrider with winter tires. Yesterday almost home I passed a truck that parked on the road ready to unload with a crane. He was standing on the road and really got a chance to study my Sofrider when I passed him? He starred and followed me I guess he had never seen a Sofrider before? Today we have some more snow it’s about -5° nice riding weather. Many of you live in Florida don’t you like snow? On Sunday I went on long cross country ski trip very good ... Commuting Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:01:22 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/sofrider-v1-t207.htm#723 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/sofrider-v1-t207.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/pictures-of-my-carolina-commute-v20-t538.htm Nightturkey Got some pics of my new commuting route. I'm going to post them as soon as time will allow (probably later today), but here's one shot just to give an idea of the sort of countryside I ride through on the quotidian trek: After 16 miles of this I am definitely in a good mood when I get home, no matter what kind of a day I had at work. Commuting Thu, 21 May 2009 08:49:51 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/pictures-of-my-carolina-commute-v20-t538.htm#3806 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/pictures-of-my-carolina-commute-v20-t538.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/the-cat-vs-the-dog-days-t617.htm BluesCat Man, the temps in Phoenix have driven ol' BluesCat into the shade! It's hovered around 110° F all week, and usually that only affects me when the humidity is up there, but it's been pretty dry. Even getting into my car in the afternoon is brutal. Don't know what it is, but maybe the fact that there hasn't been a lot of wind has something to do with it. Still got about 40 miles this week by following a strategy of putting in about 30 minutes just before the sun comes up in the ... Commuting Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:22:15 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/the-cat-vs-the-dog-days-t617.htm#4537 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/the-cat-vs-the-dog-days-t617.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/are-you-a-bicycle-commuter-t286.htm R42Pilot
Mark]]> Commuting Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:50:13 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/are-you-a-bicycle-commuter-t286.htm#1479 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/are-you-a-bicycle-commuter-t286.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/must-be-the-traffic-t639.htm BluesCat A few years ago, when I was driving about 30 minutes to a client's site before 8:00 AM every morning, if I left even 10 minutes later it would add over 15 minutes to the drive time. The cause was, of course, the increase in traffic which occurred the closer you got to the witching hour of 8. This morning, I took the EZ Sport out for my 8-Mile Morning Constitutional (no more commuting until the daytime highs drop below 110; which is supposedly happening this week so I'm going to keep an ... Commuting Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:59:22 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/must-be-the-traffic-t639.htm#4675 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/must-be-the-traffic-t639.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/my-phoenix-commute-t328.htm BluesCat Introduction Over in the Lighting topic of the Electronic's section, Nightturkey describes his idyllic commute through the Carolina woods. Trying to be a comedian, and having everyone believe I've got it much rougher in the big city, I described my own commuter ride through the early morning streets of Phoenix in much more ... colorful ... terms. Actually, my bicycle commute beats driving any day. So, because of my guilt and to set the record straight, I thought I'd work up a post ... Commuting Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:56:48 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/my-phoenix-commute-t328.htm#1798 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/my-phoenix-commute-t328.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/no-pants-nightmare-realized-t598.htm R42Pilot I commute to work three times a week. On Mondays, I drive in with my clothes and lunch items for the week. I ride Tuesday, Wednesday and Thrursday, then drive in on Friday to cart home the dirty laundry and whatever. Today (Tuesday) was my first ride in for the week. I got myself all showered and feeling good, then went to get myself dressed. No pants. Apparently, I overlooked packing pants! I had everything else, but NO PANTS! I was mortified. Fortunately, my wife works ... Commuting Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:33:45 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/no-pants-nightmare-realized-t598.htm#4307 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/no-pants-nightmare-realized-t598.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/may-is-national-bike-month-t506.htm Admin ]]> Commuting Thu, 07 May 2009 23:35:53 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/may-is-national-bike-month-t506.htm#3572 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/may-is-national-bike-month-t506.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/my-carolina-commute-t377.htm Nightturkey BluesCat inspired me to post some pics of my 12-mile commute. Of course, I couldn't post pics of the trip in to work, since it occurs at a little past four AM and all the pics would be ... well, let's just say not very colorful. Anyway, I think I have this image-hosting thing down well enough to give y'all some idea of my daily (well, almost daily) ride. It was a fine afternoon last Monday, partly cloudy and temps in the mid 70s. I headed out of the plant where I work (I am a maintenance ... Commuting Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:46:39 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/my-carolina-commute-t377.htm#2222 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/my-carolina-commute-t377.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/windy-commute-t183.htm R42Pilot I rode my bike to work yesterday. I kind of knew I was in trouble when I left the house. I dropped into the Santa Ana River wash, heading north into Hghland and noticed a bit of a breeze. Ordinarily, a breeze wouldn't bother me, but where I work is in Rialto, in what is commonly referred to as the wind tunnel. When the Santa Anas get to blowing, it will be worst at the foothills to the mountains, right where we are. So, I can't say I was terribly surprised at the gale force winds as I neared ... Commuting Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:36:58 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/windy-commute-t183.htm#627 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/windy-commute-t183.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/seen-on-my-commute-home-t348.htm R42Pilot


Mark]]> Commuting Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:29:35 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/seen-on-my-commute-home-t348.htm#1945 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/seen-on-my-commute-home-t348.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/first-infinity-commute-t285.htm R42Pilot I rode my Infinity to work for the first time today. More about this bike can be found HERE and HERE. I elected to take the Infinity because it had a rack on it and I needed to carry some lunch items for the next few days. Also, it was already in the middle of the garage floor and ready to go. This is the second trip of any duration on the bike and on this morning's 20 mile trip into work, she was showing her age. Maybe it was the chilly morning (mid 40's) or maybe it was due to the ... Commuting Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:42:47 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/first-infinity-commute-t285.htm#1478 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/first-infinity-commute-t285.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/bike-commuters-benefit-from-changes-in-tax-law-t97.htm Admin Bike Commuters Benefit From Changes in Tax Law Tuesday January 6, 2009 Added provision means cash back for those who bike to work New in 2009 is a provision in the US tax code that allows bike commuters to be reimbursed up to $20 per month for expenses tied to their bike commuting from participating employers. The reimbursements can be for just about anything related to bike commuting - from replacement tires to routine tune-ups at the bike shop to a whole new bike. What ... Commuting Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:06:51 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/bike-commuters-benefit-from-changes-in-tax-law-t97.htm#159 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/bike-commuters-benefit-from-changes-in-tax-law-t97.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/best-line-yet-t144.htm R42Pilot We've all had people say or ask funny stuff about our bikes. Today, I had a kid ask me a question that takes the cake. I passed him on his skateboard about 3/4 of a block before the stoplight. I was moving along pretty good, maybe 21-22 mph. I roll up to the stop light and as I'm waiting for it to change, he rolls up and asks me if my bike is street legal! I told him it was, but it shouldn't be! Mark Commuting Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:58:35 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/best-line-yet-t144.htm#377 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/best-line-yet-t144.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/no-wind-really-t209.htm R42Pilot
Really, it was great! They're calling for rain tomorrow, so I might take the long way home tonight.

Mark]]> Commuting Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:46:48 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/no-wind-really-t209.htm#729 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/no-wind-really-t209.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/regular-commuter-t115.htm R42Pilot I'm a fairly regular commuter from my home in Redlands to North Rialto, CA. It's a 40 mile round trip. Mostly, it's a good ride, though I go through some tough areas. The streets are fairly decent and the route I take has fairly light traffic. I don't ride on rainy days. Not on purpose, anyway I do get into a lot of wind this time of year with the Santa Anas. The heat is kind of a thing during the summer months, but it's really just July through mid September. Commuting is pretty ... Commuting Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:58:26 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/regular-commuter-t115.htm#202 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/regular-commuter-t115.htm http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/well-that-was-random-t121.htm R42Pilot I was riding home from work tonight, minding my own business when out of nowhere I hear a scream/laugh as I'm struck by a 1 liter (full) soda bottle chucked out a car window. It hit me right on my left collarbone and man, that hurt! I managed to hold my line and didn't even break my pace. I thought for a minute it might be broken, but realized quickly it was just sore. I got home and went to check it out immediately. I have a nice little welt there and a pretty good bruise, to boot. ... Commuting Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:27:29 GMT http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/well-that-was-random-t121.htm#239 http://rrsc.forumotion.com/commuting-f8/well-that-was-random-t121.htm