So far this month I've saved $97.50 by commuting to work. I would like to send a big F U to the oil company's.
Not to mention I'm 13 lbs lighter.
Not to mention I'm 13 lbs lighter.
Saving money by commuting
- Thread starter Konabumm
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I should hit 3000 miles on my single speed when I ride in tomorrow,possibly even today if I take the hilly route home. Between peddling in and the Beemer @ 65 MPG I'm literally spending less than $20 a month on gas.
Damn you both, I spend at least $70 a week filling up my van. I really need a new vehicle.
Buy a bicycle?
Man, I would even be happy with that....
I'm not riding a bike 25miles one way each morning and afternoon...
Damn that would be nice, I take the short route in the morning (safety reasons) and it's 9 miles - then my ride home I take the long route between 17 and 25 miles depending on how tired I am.
3k thats awesome. I filled up my element Sept 1st and still have 1/4 a tank left
I should hit 3000 miles on my single speed when I ride in tomorrow,possibly even today if I take the hilly route home. Between peddling in and the Beemer @ 65 MPG I'm literally spending less than $20 a month on gas.
I go through about a tank a month. There's not much need to drive in college though.. I'm sure the real world requires much more driving. I do ride my bike most places in town though. I rode my DH bike to class today 
why?
I should hit 3000 miles on my single speed when I ride in tomorrow,possibly even today if I take the hilly route home. Between peddling in and the Beemer @ 65 MPG I'm literally spending less than $20 a month on gas.
I go through about a tank a month. There's not much need to drive in college though.. I'm sure the real world requires much more driving. I do ride my bike most places in town though. I rode my DH bike to class today
Plus that would include riding my bike on the expressway in rush hour traffic since I live on the other side of the city from where I work. I'd give it a few days before I'd be a bloodstain on the pavement. I do much better dodging trees then I do dodging cars.why?
Drive part way... then ride. Find a safe route. Doable.
Word.. Most people that spew excuses just aren't trying hard enough to make it work.
I wish I could commute to work, but I am too afraid of getting hit again. 3x in 14 months of commuting is too much.
Too much of a hassle for me to bike commute (70 miles round trip). Ya gotta schlep extra food, and a change of clothes, and shower stuff, then I'd need to go across the street to the YMCA to shower. Meh...too much work. The drive time and fuel expense don't bother me enough to make a change.
Good job, Konabumm!!
This exactly. 68 miles one way and having to wear suits and stuff makes it a little difficult to carry a change of clothes.
When I was working in Lake O, I had the best commute. 6.6 miles, 5 of it on Fanno Creek Trail. I was only on the road to cross the overpass and a few short sprints through town.
This is my second day on the bus/train since the wet season is here. About an hour ride each way with a 20 minute walk. If I ride to the train, it's 3 miles each way and a 15 minute train ride in. Not bad, but it costs me $4.80 round trip and the moto only costs about $2 in gas (and takes 15 minutes with no traffic).
This is my second day on the bus/train since the wet season is here. About an hour ride each way with a 20 minute walk. If I ride to the train, it's 3 miles each way and a 15 minute train ride in. Not bad, but it costs me $4.80 round trip and the moto only costs about $2 in gas (and takes 15 minutes with no traffic).
Well, routing certainly is a concern. My commute is a minimum 9 miles one way but is fairly low traffic. (I've had a few "incidents", but as often as I ride I suppose the occasional asshat is inevitable.) The other guy who pedals in lives probably less than 2 miles from the hangar and there is no f-ing way I would ride his commute because of the traffic and complete lack of a shoulder on the road. Though my co-worker has no choice with his "blemished" driving record. He's lost a lot of weight though.
I miss pedaling. I see riders passing me on my way to work, in the same congested areas I once passed drivers. I may have at it again soon.
I'm lucky, I had showers in Lake O, and have showers here, too. Plus a very nice indoor bike parking.
Been commuting on the bike then burning through a tank getting out on the weekends. Could be worse.
This seems like a good place for a mini rant I've had brewing for a while...
There's a group of wildlife rehab majors (the super liberal, vegan, "don't step on that bug", long hair, shower once a month, hippie type) that always look at us like we just killed a baby when we come back muddy from riding, and always talk about how bad mountain biking is for the environment. I know they're entitled to their opinion, but then the go and drive the HALF MILE between campus and their wildlife rehab center multiple times a day. There's even a trail that makes it like a 1/4 mile walk or ride and their lazy asses still insist on driving.
/rant. Thoughts?
There's a group of wildlife rehab majors (the super liberal, vegan, "don't step on that bug", long hair, shower once a month, hippie type) that always look at us like we just killed a baby when we come back muddy from riding, and always talk about how bad mountain biking is for the environment. I know they're entitled to their opinion, but then the go and drive the HALF MILE between campus and their wildlife rehab center multiple times a day. There's even a trail that makes it like a 1/4 mile walk or ride and their lazy asses still insist on driving.
/rant. Thoughts?
stupid hippysThis seems like a good place for a mini rant I've had brewing for a while...
There's a group of wildlife rehab majors (the super liberal, vegan, "don't step on that bug", long hair, shower once a month, hippie type) that always look at us like we just killed a baby when we come back muddy from riding, and always talk about how bad mountain biking is for the environment. I know they're entitled to their opinion, but then the go and drive the HALF MILE between campus and their wildlife rehab center multiple times a day. There's even a trail that makes it like a 1/4 mile walk or ride and their lazy asses still insist on driving.
/rant. Thoughts?
I was riding my bike around SF doing errands (dumping sweat) and was solicited by a girl getting signatures for Greenpeace. She was pushing something about saving the environment by increasing taxes on fuel and a bunch of other stuff.This seems like a good place for a mini rant I've had brewing for a while...
There's a group of wildlife rehab majors (the super liberal, vegan, "don't step on that bug", long hair, shower once a month, hippie type) that always look at us like we just killed a baby when we come back muddy from riding, and always talk about how bad mountain biking is for the environment. I know they're entitled to their opinion, but then the go and drive the HALF MILE between campus and their wildlife rehab center multiple times a day. There's even a trail that makes it like a 1/4 mile walk or ride and their lazy asses still insist on driving.
/rant. Thoughts?
I was feeling agitated and in an effort to be left alone I asked her how she got to the City that day (as most are from Berkeley). She responded "I drove?". I asked her again, "So you drove? You didn't take BART? (Public transit)". She was really confused on that one and I left, on my bike.
I have no issues with other who support the environment. People do need to realize that while we might have small differences in how we respect and conserve, there are far greater evils.
I would love to ride to work but:
1) I don't have a road bike
2) It's at least 50 miles each way
1) I don't have a road bike
2) It's at least 50 miles each way
Shower??? what is this shower everyone keeps talking about???? Isn't that why god created AXE body spray?
I thought it was for pre-teen boys.
The last time I pulled that one, the entire group said they took public transportation.
Man, you guys are making me feel really guilty. I live 2.2 miles from work, but somehow only manage to bike commute maybe one day a week on average. I find that if I want to do stuff after work, or bring large things to/from work then bike commuting is not as practical. But I certainly could ride in more than I currently do.
My commute is now 45 miles, so I often mix it up. Sometimes I drive or take the train part way then ride, and in the evening, I take the train back to either my car or home.
I've ridden the whole distance too, but it requires some planning to block out 3 hours.
I've ridden the whole distance too, but it requires some planning to block out 3 hours.
I did forget to note that I saw her and a few others at a car earlier, but still.
2.2 miles and you carry stuff? You really have it hard.
Mostly, I feel like a schmuck when I drive. Honestly, I bike commute twice a week, motorcycle the other 3 days. Never drive to work.
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This seems like a good place for a mini rant I've had brewing for a while...
There's a group of wildlife rehab majors (the super liberal, vegan, "don't step on that bug", long hair, shower once a month, hippie type) that always look at us like we just killed a baby when we come back muddy from riding, and always talk about how bad mountain biking is for the environment. I know they're entitled to their opinion, but then the go and drive the HALF MILE between campus and their wildlife rehab center multiple times a day. There's even a trail that makes it like a 1/4 mile walk or ride and their lazy asses still insist on driving.
/rant. Thoughts?
Every one of them...
My favorite was going to a show in New Orleans, and every post and tree had bikes locked to them.
As I was unlocking my bike from a tree, a couple of snotty girls commented "These bicyclists, they're killing the trees."
I told them as they walked by, "Come back, this tree needs a hug." And as I rode past them and said, "By the way, did you drive here?"
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I'm just lazy, mostly. 
What could you POSSIBLY be commuting to anyway, you bum?I'm just lazy, mostly.