2022-08-03 13:06:21 -06:00
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date: "2022-08-03T00:00:00Z"
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2022-08-03 13:06:21 -06:00
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title: Bicycling
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A few recent events have conspired to push me back into cycling to work and back:
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- I have to come in to work every day of the week
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- My wife and daughter and both at home almost every day of the week, and don't
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walk me in very far
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- A road closure has made 5pm traffic stop and go for about half of the route
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home
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- COVID messed up my lungs and gave me an excuse to be lazy
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So now I'm riding the bicycle instead of walking to work.
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2022-08-03 13:07:46 -06:00
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I ride pretty slowly, about a jogging pace. I'm in no hurry.
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It takes about 20 minutes each way, as
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opposed to 40 minutes walking. I imagine, after sitting in traffic, finding
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parking, and then walking from the parking lot to my building, driving the car
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would be 20-30 minutes. In fact, the other day, my daughter drove in to her job
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downtown a few minutes before I left on my bike, and I passed her on the way in.
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The bike lane is never stop-and-go traffic.
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2022-08-03 13:06:21 -06:00
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I'm riding my IKEA Sladda, which was recalled years ago due to the drive belt
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breaking. I kept it, because I've had chains break before and I'm pretty sure I
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can cope with a belt breaking.
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The bike has been maintenance free for years, other than inflating the tires.
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One day that belt will break, and I'll probably have to replace the entire
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drivetrain. But the rest of the bike is solid. Hopefully it helps that I use the
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front brake when I want to slow down in a hurry, no slamming back on the coaster
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brake for me.
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