Biking to work

roundandround

Do you bike to work everyday or do you drive once in a while to get to work?

kdelong

Since you are in SoCal, I'll forgive you for asking this question . I am supposed to be at work at 6:00AM tomorrow morning. Here in Ohio, we have a blizzard warning until 4:00AM with an expected 10+ inches of snow on the ground. The windchill is going to be below zero. Hell yes I drive once in awhile to get to work!

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buckybux

I was an outside and inside sales person for 10 years. I try to schedule my outside appointments all on one day, then I could ride the other 4 days a week to work.

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stlblues

I'm a general contractor, can't quite haul tools on my bike. I have used it on occasion for my photography business.

dvnjhn

I can walk to my work in 5 mins, but I do try to cycle on my early shifts 6 miles in and on my late shifts 10-14 miles in depending on time.

My women thought I was mad but now she has the bug and cycles to her uni every day she can.

We have just bought mountain bike so in the summer 'bombs away'

rayflana

I would love to bike to the light rail station here in Charlotte, NC. Unfortunately, there are no bike trails to take to get to it, and the roads I'd have to travel on at 5am are treacherous, at best (in the dark.)

tbkahouna

Hi,

I started two years ago biking to work once a week. I progressively built-up to the point when in May last year the lease on my truck came to an end and I turned it in to the dealer. From that point on, I biked to work five days a week. I stopped in November when the first snow storm hit the Montreal area, making the roads too slippery. I'm not ready yet for the studded tires, and the bridge I have to cross onto Montreal island closes on each year Nov 15th to bike traffic... I'll use mass transit until the roads re-open. At that point, biking will become a full-time job, as I have decided to become a guide/bike leader.

Best,
Ron

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TrekDedicated

Oh c'mon. If I can ride on Tryon, you can survive on South Blvd...

*eek*

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TrekDedicated

Thanks to my employer basically "not telling the truth" about the job and realizing I will never make any money in my position, my riding to work is now almost mandatory because I cannot afford gas...

Oh the joys of being fresh out of college...

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ohiobiker

After being a mobile service tech for 11 years, I have a job where I can ride to work. I ride 9 miles to and 12 miles home (due to where I can safely cross a river and the freeway). Starting in January We have below freezing temperatures most mornings and lots of ice where I ride so I've taken the car lately. I will be biking pretty much every day in a couple of weeks.

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mikesbytes

I bike to work every day

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stlblues

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BoarderDave

I would like to. Currently.. my work is I think about 10 miles up PCH from my place.. I could probably do it after I've been cycling for a while. As it stands right now, Im new to it, so I dont have the stamina to make it.

Eden

I bike to work most days (though I do work part time)- I have a rest week every 4th and I tend to be good and take the bus on those weeks. The place I work has a parking problem and makes it worth your while to not drive. If you drive they charge you for parking, if you don't drive they pay you the same amount. There's also card controlled covered bike parking and great locker rooms with showers, lockers and towel service. They are right now hiring someone full time just to encourage bike commuting, so we should see even more incentives coming our way.