Northern Dominus wrote:I know the feeling. I was a bicycle courier for just under 4 years and I still use bicycles as a primary means of transportation along with the El train.Corrian wrote:I've found a dislike of walking long distances (unless hiking) after I rode my bike more. It felt too slow to walk:P
Speaking of, I need to ride again...
What's your machine of choice?
My brother for a while used to ride his bike to work every day, getting in shape. Now he's too far from there (20 miles each way, or so), so he takes the bus, or the train, or rides with a friend to there (That he rooms with, too, so it's easy, and they both work there).
I don't really have a machine of choice because I don't really go anywhere unless my dad is taking us somewhere, like Pasado's almost every Sunday, hiking, or whatever. If I'm riding my bike, it's just me making an excuse to get outside and get in shape. But then I stopped doing it for a while again for some reason...If I do get a close job though, wherever I live at the time, I'll definitely use my bike though. It saves money on gas, and gets you in shape.
The farthest I think I ever rode in one day was maybe 20 miles...I don't really have a tracker. I really pushed myself that day, and I was wiped out by the end of that. Then I look at people like the Libertarian Presidential Candidate who took a break from campaigning to do a freaking 100 mile, 2,000 feet elevation gain mountain biking race....that he's done for like the last 9 years except twice: One time not winning the lotto to get in, and another time because he was recovering from frostbite....because he climbed Mount Everest, and as far as I know, with a broken leg.
I do believe he's the most bad ass politician I know.