I have now logged about 520 commuting miles since June 2008 when I started regularly biking to/from work. I’m not up to cycling three days a week, usually MWF. Thought it might be a good time to reflect on those first 500 miles: I’ve saved about 42 gallons of gasoline, considering my F-150 pickup gets an average of about 12mpg. [...]

Not even a mile and a half from my home this morning and I’ve suffered yet another flat in my rear tire. This is three flats in as many days. So, I’m taking the gas-guzzling F-150 into the office and will need to spend some time this evening trying to find out what’s going on with that rear tire. The [...]

Literally. On Friday I suffered my first bike commuting flat tire during the ride home in wet conditions and contacted my folks for a rescue after determining that the tubes I had were not a perfect match for my Nimbus street tires. On Monday I rolled out of the driveway in the dark at 5:30am and couldn’t even make it [...]

…of bicycle commuting! Narration provided by my father who decided to capture this video on a whim!

I’ve now logged more than 350 miles commuting to and from work. Overall, it’s been a great experience! Here are a few highlights at this stage in the game: My Felt F75 road bicycle is happily back to being my fitness/weekend ride. I now commute on a slightly modified 2005 Gary Fisher Tassajara mountain bike. My reason for doing this? [...]

Outstanding article and news video worth the ten minutes it takes to view it. Pedal Power Now, get on your bike and ride!

I have several items in the works! Here’s a preview: I’m nearly done with PART II of my Garmin Edge 705 review. It will focus on the navigational capabilities of the unit. I will be posting Tales of a Bicycle Commuter Part III – my experiences now that I’ve biked more than 350 miles to/from work. A review of bicycle [...]