Category Archives: commuting

Trek Transport Purchase

My local bike shop does not keep this bike on its shelves so to speak.  Since it is a niche market, they reserve this bike for special order only.  I went up to the bike shop before leaving for work … Continue reading

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The First Step Has Been Taken

It was a tough first step.  Even though my Langster had been sitting idle, I still wanted to keep it.  I had lots of good rides on that fixie.  I took it for one last spin before I loaded it … Continue reading

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It is Official

My Specialized Langster is officially for sale as of Today. I had my wife post it at her work to see if there were any takers. It is going up on Craigslist later on tonight or tomorrow morning. It will … Continue reading

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A new direction

I must say that it can be hard to try new things. I have seen how I used to be so difficult when it came to trying something new. My dad used to force me to try new things, so … Continue reading

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Test your commuting routes

I think the worst thing any commuter can do is ride a route without checking it first. I was almost guilty of this. I have been tossing around the idea to ride my bicycle to work for quite some time. … Continue reading

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The Local Bike Shop

I received some bad family news today.  Because of the news, I felt like I had to get out for a little while.  I tossed my phone, keys and wallet into the panniers and headed out.  I had to get … Continue reading

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Utility Bikes

I have been on a commuting kick for a while now.  Just because I got my mountain bike set up for commuting does not mean that I have not done it before.  Previously I used my Trek 1.5 and a … Continue reading

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First day

Yesterday was my first real commute with the new panniers.  My wife scheduled a massage for me since I have been having quite a bit of tension in my shoulders.  Stress is the bastard child causing it all.  Knowing you … Continue reading

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Panniers Are In

I finally got around to posting pictures. They look really flat because they are. I literally took the picture right after installing them, which coincidentally came right after I took them out of the flat box. Brilliant! They will look … Continue reading

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Commuting

The hardest thing for many people to do is ride a bike to run errands.  Honestly, I have been guilty of this myself. It is just so easy to take a car from the house to the store down the … Continue reading

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