Commuting Stories


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New Belgium - Bike More Drive Less

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Just came across this great video/ad produced by New Belgium Brewery. They make great beer and put on the Tour de Fat. Which I have yet to make it to but I have heard it is a great time. Check out the video and the Tour de Fat website.
If only all [...]

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Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Seems like we’ve been moaning about the crappy conditions for commuters and constantly talking about all the new bling entering the commuter bike market. That’s all well and good and fun to discuss, but when it comes down to it… we love to ride and look forward to our daily two wheeled commute. [...]

Commute by water bike

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

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 [...]

Rain/snow Lesson

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Yesterday evening I had an epic commute. Okay, maybe it wasn’t epic but is was definitely memorable.
When I left in the morning the local tv weather people were saying that there would be a chance of snow in the evening about commute time. Usually here in Seattle when the weather people say it is [...]

Snow and Ice

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Some days there are no safe routes to work. Today was the first day back to work after a weekend of snow storms. The snow plows had only worked on the main streets, so all the side streets were a lumpy mess of ice and snow. And since the sides of the [...]

Maintenance

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Maintenance is key to prolonging the life of your bike and your safety.  Last night on my way home I had a close call because of my lack of maintenance.
I was riding home on kept hearing a weird rattling sound  coming from my rear wheel/drivetrain.  Not sure what was causing it and nothing really seemed [...]

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