Today began the great experiment of biking to work.
I managed to get here just fine…now, going home will be another story.
It’s a seven mile ride each way, and took me about 50 minutes door to door. If you want, you can check out my route.
Some things I learned:
- When starting at 6:30 AM, being sweaty isn’t the issue, it’s being COLD!
- By the time you’ve gone about four miles, you’re not cold anymore, you’re sweaty
- Tomorrow I will at least bring deodorant, but I think I’m okay biking in my work clothes
- No, I don’t really smell bad.
- My hair looks funny when it gets a little sweaty under a helmet. I need a haircut.
- Village Cycle did NOT fix my shifter yesterday, in fact, it’s worse than it was before. I really miss gear 2:5.
- My U-lock is not big enough to fit around my frame, my front tire (detached), and my rear tire. For now, I used the “accessory cable” to tie up the front tire and my detached seat, but I need a longer U-lock.
- Biking down Wells between the Merchandise Mart and Van Buren is a little scary, but it was actually pretty cool
That’s about it for today. Totally fun though. I’m glad I did it, and I’m looking forward to doing this every day.