Gas Prices -- Help at last?

I, for example, would be a perfect candidate for mass transit. My
home is four miles from my office,

Your route sounds like an even better candidate for a bicycle commute.

"JohnH" wrote in message
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I, for example, would be a perfect candidate for mass transit. My
home is four miles from my office,

Your route sounds like an even better candidate for a bicycle commute.

This sounds like a certain death sentence, to me.

There are no provisions for bike lanes, and traffic would soon kill bike
riders. Once again, it is the problem of the vastness of the US, that
prohibits building enough bike lanes to make a significant difference.
--
Jim in NC

In article , "JohnH"
wrote:

I, for example, would be a perfect candidate for mass transit. My
home is four miles from my office,

Your route sounds like an even better candidate for a bicycle commute.

Yeah, that would be a sight in January... :-/

--
Bob Noel
no one likes an educated mule

Bob Noel wrote:
In article , "JohnH"
wrote:

I, for example, would be a perfect candidate for mass transit. My
home is four miles from my office,

Your route sounds like an even better candidate for a bicycle
commute.

Yeah, that would be a sight in January... :-/

And what "sight" would that be? Some warmer clothes?

In article , "JohnH"
wrote:

I, for example, would be a perfect candidate for mass transit. My
home is four miles from my office,

Your route sounds like an even better candidate for a bicycle
commute.

Yeah, that would be a sight in January... :-/

And what "sight" would that be? Some warmer clothes?

Do people really bike on snow and ice?

--
Bob Noel
no one likes an educated mule

Bob Noel wrote:
Do people really bike on snow and ice?

I used to! :-) there was a mountain pass near how that I
would climb with my bicycle, carrying my cross-country skis so I
could start a nice ski trek from there -- being already warmed
up and ready to go. I never quite figured out though how to carry
the bike on my back when skiing, twould have allowed me
to connect to another road on the other side of the mountain
and push the thing a bit further. I did however find a way to
wrap the tires with some strings to get some more grip on snow
(another technique consisted in putting larger tires on top
of the regular ones); but then, that wasn't commuting, just
having fun.

--Sylvain

Bob Noel wrote:

In article , "JohnH"
wrote:


I, for example, would be a perfect candidate for mass transit. My
home is four miles from my office,

Your route sounds like an even better candidate for a bicycle
commute.

Yeah, that would be a sight in January... :-/

And what "sight" would that be? Some warmer clothes?


Do people really bike on snow and ice?

Some do, but it is pretty dangerous. It isn't so bad when the temps get
below zero as the traction then increases quite a bit as compared to
temps between 25 and 40. However, the wind chill at 0 and lower makes a
pretty uncomfortable ride.


Matt

Your route sounds like an even better candidate for a bicycle
commute.

Yeah, that would be a sight in January... :-/

And what "sight" would that be? Some warmer clothes?

Do they make snow tires for bicycles?

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
Your route sounds like an even better candidate for a bicycle
commute.

Yeah, that would be a sight in January... :-/

And what "sight" would that be? Some warmer clothes?

Do they make snow tires for bicycles?

"Bikes on Ice? You're Kidding, Right?"

.... as found on http://www.icebike.org/

I would bet it'd be safer / more reliable to ride a bike in snow or ice for
4 miles than a car.

But even if you were completely adverse to riding in bad weather (not *cold*
mind you), what does that really reduce your # of cycling days by? A couple
weeks a year?

"JohnH" wrote

But even if you were completely adverse to riding in bad weather (not
*cold*
mind you), what does that really reduce your # of cycling days by? A
couple
weeks a year?

OOOOhhhh. You haven't spent much time in Iowa, have you?

There is also a factor of arriving to work so sweaty in the summer, that
nobody can stand getting near you for the rest of the day. Also, it does
get really hot there, and you can't take enough off to stay cool, unlike
rutting more on for the cold. Cold is also a real excuse, when you talk
about getting frostbite from a half hour outside, in the wind. Oh, did we
mention that it gets windy there?
--
Jim in NC