Bike to Work Day is this Friday, May 17th.
I've commuted off and on for most of my life, but recently I've kicked it up a notch. Living within a few miles of my office is also a help. We live in Florida which gets hot and humid in the summer. So, fortunately, the office complex I work in has a gym complete with showers. To make life even easier, I purchased my first Electric bike to minimize the amount of sweating on my way into work.
You may not have any of these to make your commute to work easier, but you can still do it. When I started commuting I lived in Southern California. My daily commute was from Mission Viejo to Santa Ana. Either by car or by bike, the commute was about an hour each way. In the car, it was stop-and-go traffic on the 405. On the bike, it was 10 miles of rolling hills followed by 10 miles of city traffic. At least California had plenty of bikes lanes the drivers were accustomed to sharing the road.
Yesterday I recorded my entire commute into work using my Garmin Virb Ultra camera. Total time was just under 16 minutes. After some editing, I will be posting it to on the blog this week. In this video, I also share10 tips to help make your commute a success. I will post these to the blog as well.
Anyone can commute if they wish to. To save the environment, to stay fit, to lessen your angst with sitting in traffic, to look cool on your new ride. You pick the reason. Hopefully, my video and tips will encourage you to give it a try this Friday.
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| My Faraday Porteur, a great commuter. |
You may not have any of these to make your commute to work easier, but you can still do it. When I started commuting I lived in Southern California. My daily commute was from Mission Viejo to Santa Ana. Either by car or by bike, the commute was about an hour each way. In the car, it was stop-and-go traffic on the 405. On the bike, it was 10 miles of rolling hills followed by 10 miles of city traffic. At least California had plenty of bikes lanes the drivers were accustomed to sharing the road.
Yesterday I recorded my entire commute into work using my Garmin Virb Ultra camera. Total time was just under 16 minutes. After some editing, I will be posting it to on the blog this week. In this video, I also share10 tips to help make your commute a success. I will post these to the blog as well.
Anyone can commute if they wish to. To save the environment, to stay fit, to lessen your angst with sitting in traffic, to look cool on your new ride. You pick the reason. Hopefully, my video and tips will encourage you to give it a try this Friday.
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