http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2007/12/modern-fitness.html Financial independence, frugality, self-sufficiency, ecology, capitalism, and voluntary simplicity Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:26:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2007/12/modern-fitness.html#comment-1048 Jacob Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:23:11 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2007/12/modern-fitness.html#comment-1048 I hate riding in the rain. If we didn't have a car and it rained more than a few weeks a year, I would get a beater bike. Actually, if we didn't have car, I'd get a cargobike of some sorts. I hate riding in the rain. If we didn’t have a car and it rained more than a few weeks a year, I would get a beater bike. Actually, if we didn’t have car, I’d get a cargobike of some sorts.

]]> http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2007/12/modern-fitness.html#comment-1042 Steve Austin Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:53:45 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2007/12/modern-fitness.html#comment-1042 I'll nitpick: regarding that precious bike of yours...although I admire how well you wish to maintain it, and can certainly relate to being too lazy to clean it, you might wish to consider that particular attitude towards your bike an intangible liability. You could get a beater bike on freecycle/craiglist at no to little cost and use it for your inclement rides. Yes, you'd have to store a second bike, so you'd have to compare that cost to the savings you'd get of still being able to roll during all wx. I also admit that the occasional 5 mile walk is useful, too. Everyone draws their line somewhere: I have trouble riding in snow and ice, but I thrive in the rain. I’ll nitpick: regarding that precious bike of yours…although I admire how well you wish to maintain it, and can certainly relate to being too lazy to clean it, you might wish to consider that particular attitude towards your bike an intangible liability. You could get a beater bike on freecycle/craiglist at no to little cost and use it for your inclement rides. Yes, you’d have to store a second bike, so you’d have to compare that cost to the savings you’d get of still being able to roll during all wx. I also admit that the occasional 5 mile walk is useful, too. Everyone draws their line somewhere: I have trouble riding in snow and ice, but I thrive in the rain.

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