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Commute by water bike
January 22nd, 2008 by Fritz 
This is Bob Barrett. He works for Pierce Transit and he commutes two miles on the water across Puget Sound using his water bike. His ride takes 25 to 30 minutes. This Seattle Times story featuring water bike commuters also talks about Nat Hong, who rides a half mile to the water, hops on his water bike for a 15 minute ride across the water, and then hops on another bike for the final stretch to his work. His 12 mile multimode cycling commute compares favorably to the 40 mile trip he’d make if he drove around the edge of the Sound.
Here’s another similar story about Nat Hong and his water bike commute. Bob talks about his commute in this video. It looks like the waterbike even has a cup holder so Noah can carry his coffee.
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Next to someone using a hang glider as part of their commute, this is just about the most awesome thing I could imagine.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
not hardcore enough…
j/k, that’s seriously awesome.
January 24th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
what about kayak?
but yeah, this is a great commute.
February 16th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
As a lifelong bicycle commuterr, now twelve years retired, my favorite automobile commercial of all time was a short lived Volvo spot. An electric garage door opened in an upscale neighborhood while the camera lingered for a moment on the front of a gleaming new Volvo. Shortly a well dressed businessman with briefcase swooped out of the garage on a bicycle and disappeared down the street. The camera lingered another moment on the quietly parked Volvo and then the message flashed: ‘Think before you use it!’
November 18th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Bob’s water bike is a very good product. Also, consider the itBike at http://www.itbikes.com