Commuting poll

"Ken" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Just a little curious. If you commute, state / city / distance / time of

day

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/ type of bike

Dang, take a few days off from the group and see all the threads I miss?

Oxford, Mississippi
7 miles in
10 miles home
6:00 am in
3:00 pm home
Peugeot Nice (dry days)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/dukes909/MVC-027F.jpg
Schwinn Crisscross (wet days)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/dukes909/MVC-026F.jpg

Cheers!
Duke

Claire Petersky said:

When you live in a city with hills as steep as Seattle's, you can have
municipal elevators, too.

Hmm. I wonder how Seattle compares with Pittsburgh? I've climbed some
astonishing hills there.

- Frank Krygowski

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Hmm. I wonder how Seattle compares with Pittsburgh? I've climbed some
astonishing hills there.

- Frank Krygowski

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From short trips to both cities I found the hills similar. However I

only ran them and never cycled in either place.

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I commuted from south west Guelph a-a-l-l-l-l-l-l to east Guelph.

Not a long commute by any standards.

Distance: 8 km one way. Best time, more due to traffic, 13:03

Home->work was mostly down hill to the river and then flat.

Work->home was, not surprisingly, the opposite.

Working shifts I could be going either way in the morning or evening. Oh
how I feared the uphill climb, exhausted after a 12 hour shift.

I went for a stretch of over two years commuting every day - through
winter snow storms, spring showers, you name it. Then I overslept one day
and had to forgo the bike commute.

Oh, I forgot to list bike type:

One of two mountain bikes with knobby tires or all purpose: Either a Kona
hardtail or a full suspension. I like ruggedness over lightness.

Ken said:

If you commute, state / city / distance / time of day /
type of bike

Nevada / Henderson / 5 miles one-way / 7:00AM / folding mountain bike or
folding recumbent, depending upon state of repair.

--
"Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much
to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes,
it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877)

dgk said:

On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 23:53:39 -0500, "Paul Turner" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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Something unusual about my commute is that the garage where I park opens
off the lowest level of a three level street. Navigating between levels
is
something you don't get to do everywhere.

Three level street?

Yes, South Water Street. It's one of the few places in Chicago to do a
little climbing, because it has ramps going from level to level. There's a
good picture and chart at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-decker_streets_in_Chicago

Lower deck of the Michigan Avenue bridge is also on my route.

--
Paul Turner

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When you live in a city with hills as steep as Seattle's, you can have
municipal elevators, too.

Hmm. I wonder how Seattle compares with Pittsburgh? I've climbed some
astonishing hills there.

My parents were from Pittsburgh and I lived there for a decade or so. It
does have some astonishing hills. Check out "The Steps of Pittsburgh" by
Bob Regan which documents the history of steps there and has plenty of
photos, some of which are amazing:
http://www.wqed.org/tv/pghist/neighborhoods/city_steps.shtml .

Book cover here: http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/7370000/7377453.jpg

Cycling related: (According to the WQED page, Regan is an avid cyclist which
I suppose would account for why he is wearing a cycling helmet while
discussing and climbing the steps at the same time.)

Cheers!
Duke

Dukester said:

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When you live in a city with hills as steep as Seattle's, you can have
municipal elevators, too.

Hmm. I wonder how Seattle compares with Pittsburgh? I've climbed some
astonishing hills there.

My parents were from Pittsburgh and I lived there for a decade or so. It
does have some astonishing hills. Check out "The Steps of Pittsburgh" by
Bob Regan which documents the history of steps there and has plenty of
photos, some of which are amazing:
http://www.wqed.org/tv/pghist/neighborhoods/city_steps.shtml .

Book cover here: http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/7370000/7377453.jpg

Cycling related: (According to the WQED page, Regan is an avid cyclist which
I suppose would account for why he is wearing a cycling helmet while
discussing and climbing the steps at the same time.)

Cheers!
Duke

I grew up in Pittsburgh and I remember as a youngster my dad driving me by
some of the steeper streets downtown across from the Pittsburgh Steel Mills
(which is near a suburb named 'Homestead', not in the big city of
Pittsburgh).

One time we drove along the top street and I remember hollering and begging
him -not- to drive down that street, haha! He didn't. I was sure we'd flip
over or something.

jj

Ken said:

Just a little curious. If you commute, state / city / distance / time of day
/ type of bike

Honolulu, HI
1.5 miles each way, but with a nice climb in both directions
9-10 am / 5-6 pm
1. Royal Scot (British 3-speed, mid-1970s)
2. Spec ialized Sirrus BB

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:-) I figured he's been reading our helmet threads, and has figured
out when helmets _really_ make sense!

Let's see: Steep, somewhat crumbling concrete steps, many stories
high? Why, what's the downside to wearing a helmet? Don't want to be
an organ donor, right? ;-)

You forgot to mention months of snow and ice!

Matt O.

Matt O'Toole said:

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Claire Petersky wrote:

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When you live in a city with hills as steep as Seattle's, you can
have municipal elevators, too.

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Hmm. I wonder how Seattle compares with Pittsburgh? I've climbed
some astonishing hills there.

I think Pittsburgh has Seattle beat.

Matt O.

Don't you need suction cups on your tires in Pittsburgh?

--
Roy Owen

Keep the leather side up,
and the rubber side down.

Live: Beltsville, MD
Work: College Park, MD
Distance: ~11 miles round trip
Time of day: 8-10 am, 6-8 pm
Type of bike: fixed gear or touring

Dan

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Yes, South Water Street. It's one of the few places in Chicago to do a
little climbing, because it has ramps going from level to level. There's a
good picture and chart at

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-decker_streets_in_Chicago

So that's what Lower North Aufzoo St looks like!

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mac the naïf