diff --git a/assets/blog/Sladda.jpg b/assets/blog/Sladda.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2d76634 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/blog/Sladda.jpg differ diff --git a/blog/_posts/2022-08-03-bicycling.md b/blog/_posts/2022-08-03-bicycling.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ad8ef4a --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/_posts/2022-08-03-bicycling.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +title: Bicycling +--- + +A few recent events have conspired to push me back into cycling to work and back: + +- I have to come in to work every day of the week +- My wife and daughter and both at home almost every day of the week, and don't + walk me in very far +- A road closure has made 5pm traffic stop and go for about half of the route + home +- COVID messed up my lungs and gave me an excuse to be lazy + +So now I'm riding the bicycle instead of walking to work. + +It takes about 20 minutes each way, as opposed to 40 minutes walking. I imagine, +after sitting in traffic, finding parking, and then walking from the parking lot +to my building, driving the car would be 20-30 minutes. In fact, the other day, +my daughter drove in to her job downtown a few minutes before I left on my bike, +and I passed her on the way in. The bike lane is never stop-and-go traffic. + +I'm riding my IKEA Sladda, which was recalled years ago due to the drive belt +breaking. I kept it, because I've had chains break before and I'm pretty sure I +can cope with a belt breaking. + +The bike has been maintenance free for years, other than inflating the tires. +One day that belt will break, and I'll probably have to replace the entire +drivetrain. But the rest of the bike is solid. Hopefully it helps that I use the +front brake when I want to slow down in a hurry, no slamming back on the coaster +brake for me. + +![My Sladda](/assets/blog/Sladda.jpg)