Title: Guess what today is
Post by: Meighan on July 21, 2004, 08:54:58 AM
Post by: Meighan on July 21, 2004, 08:54:58 AM
Today is Ride To Work Day - and my poor bike is still in pieces :(
http://www.ridetowork.org/
... no riding to work for me until next week at the earliest... *sob*
Who here took their bike to work today???
http://www.ridetowork.org/
... no riding to work for me until next week at the earliest... *sob*
Who here took their bike to work today???
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: davipu on July 21, 2004, 08:56:44 AM
Post by: davipu on July 21, 2004, 08:56:44 AM
i did
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: dgyver on July 21, 2004, 08:58:38 AM
Post by: dgyver on July 21, 2004, 08:58:38 AM
I completely forgot about it.
Go out of town for the night and lose track of time.
Go out of town for the night and lose track of time.
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: oldsport on July 21, 2004, 09:10:01 AM
Post by: oldsport on July 21, 2004, 09:10:01 AM
Seeing as how I mostly work from home these days, I can't really ride to work.
I'll take a ride just for the fun of it?
If that doesn't count, then it's up to the rest of you to cover for me.
I'll take a ride just for the fun of it?
If that doesn't count, then it's up to the rest of you to cover for me.
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: jnosal on July 21, 2004, 09:16:40 AM
Post by: jnosal on July 21, 2004, 09:16:40 AM
I too work at home... kind of sad when I could be riding the bike to work...
So in participation of the ride to work day I rode to the nearest doughnut shop for a few holes :P which is 10 miles each way. And since I was out I took the scenic route which added another few miles. :)
I hope to get in a longer ride after work. :thumb:
jnosal
Yellow 99 GS500E
So in participation of the ride to work day I rode to the nearest doughnut shop for a few holes :P which is 10 miles each way. And since I was out I took the scenic route which added another few miles. :)
I hope to get in a longer ride after work. :thumb:
jnosal
Yellow 99 GS500E
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: perfdrug on July 21, 2004, 09:17:31 AM
Post by: perfdrug on July 21, 2004, 09:17:31 AM
i had my bike warming up in the driveway, intending on riding it, but i decided against it. too many things could go wrong. i've just recently been messing with the air-fuel ratio, and the idle speed was around 1800, so i decided i'd wait a few more days and troubleshoot more.
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: Meighan on July 21, 2004, 09:17:31 AM
Post by: Meighan on July 21, 2004, 09:17:31 AM
Quote from: jnosal
So in participation of the ride to work day I rode to the nearest doughnut shop for a few holes :P which is 10 miles each way. And since I was out I took the scenic route which added another few miles. :)
I hope they were krispy kremes !!!!!!
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: scootr9718 on July 21, 2004, 09:21:38 AM
Post by: scootr9718 on July 21, 2004, 09:21:38 AM
I also rode in this morning...more than normal amount of bikes parked in the motorcycle area...it was good to see...who knows if it was because of the day, or just coincidence, but good for everyone! :thumb:
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: Kerry on July 21, 2004, 09:24:38 AM
Post by: Kerry on July 21, 2004, 09:24:38 AM
I rode to work today, but then I almost always ride To Work & Back (http://www.bbburma.net/MiscFotos/100_0322_LogBook_ToWorkAndBack.jpg)!
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: Meighan on July 21, 2004, 09:33:12 AM
Post by: Meighan on July 21, 2004, 09:33:12 AM
Quote from: KerryI rode to work today, but then I almost always ride To Work & Back!
Oh my god, you keep a detailed log book of ALL your rides????
I have a hard enough time remembering to keep my scuba diving log book up to date... :o
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: cozy on July 21, 2004, 09:39:56 AM
Post by: cozy on July 21, 2004, 09:39:56 AM
I can usually walk to work in 15 minutes. Occasionally, as i did today, i will get up early, leave early and ride streets and roads i know will not be affected by rush hour for awhile before heading to work. :cheers:
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: mp183 on July 21, 2004, 09:42:42 AM
Post by: mp183 on July 21, 2004, 09:42:42 AM
I'm on vacation. Eat your hearts out. Getting up 5:30 am Thursday. Should be able to do 300 miles. Leaving at 6:00 am and back to 12:00 noon. Gotta spend a little time with the family. I never know where I'm going. Have been heading north lately. I'll probably try northwest.
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: Eklipse on July 21, 2004, 09:44:55 AM
Post by: Eklipse on July 21, 2004, 09:44:55 AM
Wow Kerry you're so well organized, it's kind of scary :P
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: EvilScooby on July 21, 2004, 09:44:58 AM
Post by: EvilScooby on July 21, 2004, 09:44:58 AM
Quote from: MeighanQuote from: KerryI rode to work today, but then I almost always ride To Work & Back!
Oh my god, you keep a detailed log book of ALL your rides????
holy cow Kerry, Are you like that tv show detective Monk, with your log books? ;)
Title: East...
Post by: The Buddha on July 21, 2004, 10:06:00 AM
Post by: The Buddha on July 21, 2004, 10:06:00 AM
Quote from: mp183I'm on vacation. Eat your hearts out. Getting up 5:30 am Thursday. Should be able to do 300 miles. Leaving at 6:00 am and back to 12:00 noon. Gotta spend a little time with the family. I never know where I'm going. Have been heading north lately. I'll probably try northwest.
Hey try east... depending on where in Jersey... it could get very interesting after 0 - 70-80 miles....
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: tdan553527 on July 21, 2004, 10:16:26 AM
Post by: tdan553527 on July 21, 2004, 10:16:26 AM
I rode today, but I'll ride everyday that I can. 55 Miles one way to work and I love it.
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: Meighan on July 21, 2004, 10:25:31 AM
Post by: Meighan on July 21, 2004, 10:25:31 AM
I work at the Vancouver Aquarium (http://www.vanaqua.org/) in Stanley Park, and live on the other side of downtown Vancouver.
This is my ride to work:
(http://www.meighan.com/bike/megzcity-sm.jpg) (http://www.meighan.com/bike/megzcity.jpg) <-- click for larger image
When it's nice out, I usually "miss" my turn off on the one way road around the park, and take the nice scenic route all the way around along the water.
It's sooo beautiful! (http://www.meighan.com/bike/vancouver-aerial.jpg) Really hard to actually make myself go into the office on nice days. Even though I adore my job, there are some days where I'd just rather be out riding! ;)
This is my ride to work:
(http://www.meighan.com/bike/megzcity-sm.jpg) (http://www.meighan.com/bike/megzcity.jpg) <-- click for larger image
When it's nice out, I usually "miss" my turn off on the one way road around the park, and take the nice scenic route all the way around along the water.
It's sooo beautiful! (http://www.meighan.com/bike/vancouver-aerial.jpg) Really hard to actually make myself go into the office on nice days. Even though I adore my job, there are some days where I'd just rather be out riding! ;)
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: dgyver on July 21, 2004, 10:38:04 AM
Post by: dgyver on July 21, 2004, 10:38:04 AM
Maybe I should just leave work and go for a ride. No one is here anyway.
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: Stephen072774 on July 21, 2004, 11:37:37 AM
Post by: Stephen072774 on July 21, 2004, 11:37:37 AM
Quote from: MeighanI work at the Vancouver Aquarium in Stanley Park, and live on the other side of downtown Vancouver.
This is my ride to work:<-- click for larger image
When it's nice out, I usually "miss" my turn off on the one way road around the park, and take the nice scenic route all the way around along the water.
It's sooo beautiful! Really hard to actually make myself go into the office on nice days. Even though I adore my job, there are some days where I'd just rather be out riding! ;)
Wow Meighan, that is a beautiful place... Its cool that you work in a aquarium too. I'm alittle jealous... I love the water even more than riding. (hince the avatar) However I ride to work everyday and today was no exception. :thumb:
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: snapper on July 21, 2004, 11:45:05 AM
Post by: snapper on July 21, 2004, 11:45:05 AM
I rode! I rode!
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: Jeff P on July 21, 2004, 11:49:14 AM
Post by: Jeff P on July 21, 2004, 11:49:14 AM
I ride to work whenever the forecast is good. ~36 mile round trip. 3 for 3 so far this week.
jeff
jeff
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: scratch on July 21, 2004, 12:19:41 PM
Post by: scratch on July 21, 2004, 12:19:41 PM
I rode.
Rain or shine.
I'm begining to prefer riding in the rain...
Rain or shine.
I'm begining to prefer riding in the rain...
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: Freeze05 on July 21, 2004, 12:31:48 PM
Post by: Freeze05 on July 21, 2004, 12:31:48 PM
Yup, I rode too. But I almost always ride. I notice that today there are a few extra bikes parked next to mine, guess everyone on campus with a bike got into the act. :)
Title: Re: East...
Post by: mp183 on July 21, 2004, 03:31:10 PM
Post by: mp183 on July 21, 2004, 03:31:10 PM
QuoteEast does not work on a work day, even on a summer weekend it' a drag. 26 miles and I'm in Manhattan. To get to the other side of NYC is a pain. Afterwards it's Long Island. Long Island Expressway is the worlds longest parking lot.
Hey try east... depending on where in Jersey... it could get very interesting after 0 - 70-80 miles....
Srinath.
East is good in the Fall.
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: mp183 on July 21, 2004, 03:37:00 PM
Post by: mp183 on July 21, 2004, 03:37:00 PM
I was talking to my neighbor and he commutes to work on a bicycle everyday. He even rides in the winter. Last month he did 1,400 miles on his bike. Most of it to work. It's 48 miles round trip and he works a lot of weekends. He just had his hip replaced in late summer of last year.
And some people complain that the GS does not have enough horsepower. I'm going to talk to him to see if we can strap him to a Dyno to see how many horsepower he puts out. :cheers:
And some people complain that the GS does not have enough horsepower. I'm going to talk to him to see if we can strap him to a Dyno to see how many horsepower he puts out. :cheers:
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: ifonline on July 21, 2004, 03:45:06 PM
Post by: ifonline on July 21, 2004, 03:45:06 PM
I rode to work today, and then met with several others from work and headed to a local bike shop in a neighboring county. I didn't stay at work long, but I did stay long enough to park the bike and walk inside.
Does that count?
Does that count?
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: scratch on July 21, 2004, 04:33:37 PM
Post by: scratch on July 21, 2004, 04:33:37 PM
Absolutely! You rode to work!
The average human puts out about 1/4 hp, a guy in shape can put out about 1/3 hp, most professional bicyclists pump out 1/2 a horse, I have a heard of one French bicyclist putting out 3/4 hp.
The average human puts out about 1/4 hp, a guy in shape can put out about 1/3 hp, most professional bicyclists pump out 1/2 a horse, I have a heard of one French bicyclist putting out 3/4 hp.
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: raindrift on July 21, 2004, 05:28:28 PM
Post by: raindrift on July 21, 2004, 05:28:28 PM
I rode today! It's only the third time I've ridden to work, but it's great! (120mi round trip)
mp183: a good bicyclist will put out around 100 - 130 watts sustained, with sprints going as high as 500w for maybe a minute. 1hp = 746w.
mp183: a good bicyclist will put out around 100 - 130 watts sustained, with sprints going as high as 500w for maybe a minute. 1hp = 746w.
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: ghettorigged on July 21, 2004, 05:37:03 PM
Post by: ghettorigged on July 21, 2004, 05:37:03 PM
:thumb: I rode in!
Title: Guess what today is
Post by: Muldoon on July 21, 2004, 07:00:24 PM
Post by: Muldoon on July 21, 2004, 07:00:24 PM
I did! But I take it every day, yeah baby I am HARDCORE. Sorry to hear about your tank. Umm are we talking bicycles or motorbikes???