Re: waiting again
01/16/06 05:06 PM (67.166.150.131)
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I happen to have the day off today since the company I work for takes all federal holidays. For me the wait is not so bad. This is my second Calfee, replacing my first one. It's different this time. I've evolved and what I want to do on a bike has changed. I started out as a recreational rider that became motivated to improve my endurance and fitness. Now I'm going to put the bike to more practical purposes as a human powered machine. I'm going to commute to work on my bike. As I've had too much time off the bike I need a lot of work. Yesterday I rode to my workplace and back. I wanted to check out the route on a slow traffic day to see if it was a safe enough ride. I'll be riding across roads clogged with stop and go rush-hour drivers.
Since my commute by car is roughly 16 miles round trip I thought my bike mileage would be similar. On my bike computer however,I logged 31.7 miles for the round trip. I believe there is, at most, a 3% error in mileage in the trip meter. The major difference is in the bike following the bike trail along the river with a lot of turns and a few miles overshoot to get to a bike trail that underpasses the freeway. The car takes a direct route along mostly a straight road and takes the cutoff from the freeway a mile or so before where I would pass under it. I end up making a large S turn, in effect where the car cuts stright through it.
Commuting is a different experience for me. If asked why I ride a bike so many miles back and forth to work I would still tend to answer that it is for my health that I do it. I believe vigorous excercise is a part of staying healthy. Riding my bike to work is killing two birds with one stone, so to speak. I save gas and improve my health. It's a win/win for me.
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