Comments on: Imagine an Oprah-Apple ‘oBike’ http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/04/14/imagine-an-oprah-apple-obike/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Sat, 18 May 2013 21:46:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Chuck http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/04/14/imagine-an-oprah-apple-obike/comment-page-1/#comment-229741 Chuck Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:36:43 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=10213#comment-229741 JD, you just pegged me. I've got a SWEET, tricked out Special'ed commuter built 100% for comfort and utility; and I'm always looking for an excuse to choose it over the car. But as I walk past the car, I walk past that bike too... To take the less desired but more frequently used bike (my retired racing bike). It's all about speed - a one day weekend and a 20mile (oneway) weekly commute places a premium on time. Maybe the answer we're all seeking as a 30-hr day or 8-day week. :) JD, you just pegged me. I’ve got a SWEET, tricked out Special’ed commuter built 100% for comfort and utility; and I’m always looking for an excuse to choose it over the car. But as I walk past the car, I walk past that bike too… To take the less desired but more frequently used bike (my retired racing bike).

It’s all about speed – a one day weekend and a 20mile (oneway) weekly commute places a premium on time. Maybe the answer we’re all seeking as a 30-hr day or 8-day week. :)

]]> By: Ted Johnson http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/04/14/imagine-an-oprah-apple-obike/comment-page-1/#comment-229739 Ted Johnson Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:59:29 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=10213#comment-229739 Those are great points. It took me a long time before I realized that I didn't have to be going fast. Going up a hill in granny gear slowly is still faster than walking. Those are great points. It took me a long time before I realized that I didn’t have to be going fast. Going up a hill in granny gear slowly is still faster than walking.

]]> By: JD Leonard http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/04/14/imagine-an-oprah-apple-obike/comment-page-1/#comment-229738 JD Leonard Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:06:38 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=10213#comment-229738 It is not the bike, it is the speed. Cycle Chic is actually a good place to start to realize this. They are all going slow, not always stylish, but slow. In the USA, fast = stylish. A new bike will not get the O and Apple seal of approval until they have market that will accept whatever they are selling. The market, the mindset of those adults not riding a bike, has to change first. 6-10mph is 3 times faster than walking and still faster than rush hour traffic. When everyone realizes that it is not a race then we can focus on integrated bike locks, IGH, and lockable on bike storage. It is not a race. For commutes of 5 miles or less you do not need to ride fast enough to work up a lather of sweat. I get passed by CAT 6 racers everyday on the way to work and am probably still on the job at the same time because I don't cycle fast enough that I change clothes. Until the ride home, then I'm taking some scalps. It is not the bike, it is the speed. Cycle Chic is actually a good place to start to realize this. They are all going slow, not always stylish, but slow.

In the USA, fast = stylish. A new bike will not get the O and Apple seal of approval until they have market that will accept whatever they are selling. The market, the mindset of those adults not riding a bike, has to change first. 6-10mph is 3 times faster than walking and still faster than rush hour traffic. When everyone realizes that it is not a race then we can focus on integrated bike locks, IGH, and lockable on bike storage.

It is not a race.
For commutes of 5 miles or less you do not need to ride fast enough to work up a lather of sweat.

I get passed by CAT 6 racers everyday on the way to work and am probably still on the job at the same time because I don’t cycle fast enough that I change clothes.

Until the ride home, then I’m taking some scalps.

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