Comments on: Weekend Project: Ride your bike for fun! http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/08/17/weekend-project-ride-your-bike-for-fun/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Fri, 24 May 2013 01:42:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: ebs http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/08/17/weekend-project-ride-your-bike-for-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-47850 ebs Sun, 19 Aug 2007 07:17:14 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2007/08/17/weekend-project-ride-your-bike-for-fun/#comment-47850 I went for a ride today after reading this post. It was great but I nearly died. God I'm unfit. I'll go for another one next weekend. I went for a ride today after reading this post. It was great but I nearly died. God I’m unfit. I’ll go for another one next weekend.

]]> By: Fritz http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/08/17/weekend-project-ride-your-bike-for-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-47846 Fritz Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:35:58 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2007/08/17/weekend-project-ride-your-bike-for-fun/#comment-47846 Good ideas! Can you really ride backwards? I went mountain biking with my two children today. Pulling my daughter on the bike trailer up steep singletrack just about killed me, but other than that we all had a good time. Especially my daughter, who apparently enjoys watching her dad get a coronary in the middle of the woods. The running commentary from my daughter is especially interesting when I'm running at VO2Max just to maintain an upright position. <b>Daughter:</b> "Dad, look at that pretty butterfly! That tree has a face in it! Look, a tunnel, let's go explore! A big yellow slug! Those spiderwebs glow so nicely!" <b>Me:</b> *<i>gasp gasp groan gasp*</i> Help <i>groan gasp grunt groan</i> pedal <i>gasp gasp gasp</i> a little<i> gasp groan pant gasp</i> please <i>gasp gasp</i>* I like to get lost on purpose and to explore and find and see new and different things. The bike is a great way to do that. My non-commute time is my play time and that's when the *nice* bikes come out. My beaters are for the commute. Good ideas! Can you really ride backwards?

I went mountain biking with my two children today. Pulling my daughter on the bike trailer up steep singletrack just about killed me, but other than that we all had a good time. Especially my daughter, who apparently enjoys watching her dad get a coronary in the middle of the woods. The running commentary from my daughter is especially interesting when I’m running at VO2Max just to maintain an upright position.

Daughter: “Dad, look at that pretty butterfly! That tree has a face in it! Look, a tunnel, let’s go explore! A big yellow slug! Those spiderwebs glow so nicely!”
Me: *gasp gasp groan gasp* Help groan gasp grunt groan pedal gasp gasp gasp a little gasp groan pant gasp please gasp gasp*

I like to get lost on purpose and to explore and find and see new and different things. The bike is a great way to do that. My non-commute time is my play time and that’s when the *nice* bikes come out. My beaters are for the commute.

]]> By: Mark http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/08/17/weekend-project-ride-your-bike-for-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-47839 Mark Sun, 19 Aug 2007 03:36:24 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2007/08/17/weekend-project-ride-your-bike-for-fun/#comment-47839 This is another area where kids changed my life. Prior to kids, I pretty much only road to get somewhere or was riding long distance and tried to keep my pace fast. Now, if I ride on the weekend at all, it's either with one or both of my kids, often the entire family. It's a completely different type of riding, very lazy pace and, with a four year old, I get to enjoy a running commentary of the world around us. I've come to really enjoy these rides and the presence of my family causes me to relax and not worry about my pace. I'm honestly not sure I could keep from pushing my pace if the family weren't there, it tends to creep up even without a conscious effort. This is another area where kids changed my life. Prior to kids, I pretty much only road to get somewhere or was riding long distance and tried to keep my pace fast. Now, if I ride on the weekend at all, it’s either with one or both of my kids, often the entire family. It’s a completely different type of riding, very lazy pace and, with a four year old, I get to enjoy a running commentary of the world around us. I’ve come to really enjoy these rides and the presence of my family causes me to relax and not worry about my pace. I’m honestly not sure I could keep from pushing my pace if the family weren’t there, it tends to creep up even without a conscious effort.

]]> By: Jason http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/08/17/weekend-project-ride-your-bike-for-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-47832 Jason Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:13:36 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2007/08/17/weekend-project-ride-your-bike-for-fun/#comment-47832 I went out for a joy ride along the mean streets of Alpharetta this afternoon. I tried out a route that consisted entirely of sidewalk riding because it was along Old Milton Parkway which is a 45-50 mph road that is 4 lanes. Unfortunately there were breaks in the sidewalk so I had to hit the brakes a lot. Riding down sidewalks with big SUVs blowing past you is no fun! I veered off on to the Big Creek Greenway and rode back home down Webb Bridge Road which has sidewalks the whole way and much less traffic. I would LOVE to see bicycle lanes along Old Milton Parkway ideally with a concrete barrier to prevent speeding cars from veering over in to cyclists and to promote a sense of safety. Overall this was a fun ride and brought me back to the adventurous bike explorations of when I was a boy! I even saw some side roads on this ride that I am going back to explore later! I went out for a joy ride along the mean streets of Alpharetta this afternoon. I tried out a route that consisted entirely of sidewalk riding because it was along Old Milton Parkway which is a 45-50 mph road that is 4 lanes. Unfortunately there were breaks in the sidewalk so I had to hit the brakes a lot. Riding down sidewalks with big SUVs blowing past you is no fun! I veered off on to the Big Creek Greenway and rode back home down Webb Bridge Road which has sidewalks the whole way and much less traffic. I would LOVE to see bicycle lanes along Old Milton Parkway ideally with a concrete barrier to prevent speeding cars from veering over in to cyclists and to promote a sense of safety. Overall this was a fun ride and brought me back to the adventurous bike explorations of when I was a boy! I even saw some side roads on this ride that I am going back to explore later!

]]> By: Quinn http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/08/17/weekend-project-ride-your-bike-for-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-47699 Quinn Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:52:11 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2007/08/17/weekend-project-ride-your-bike-for-fun/#comment-47699 I think this is an Awesome idea, every time I move or get a new job I Purposely get lost, Especially here in Reno, population of 500k, Nothing like LA or NYC, but a mix of Old, Very new, can be confusing! I think this is an Awesome idea, every time I move or get a new job I Purposely get lost, Especially here in Reno, population of 500k, Nothing like LA or NYC, but a mix of Old, Very new, can be confusing!

]]>