Early Retirement Extreme

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How to pick a commuter bike

Published in June 20th, 2018
Posted by in Transportation
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From the mailbag (actually from the comments on a post): Jacob Can you tell me what kind of bike you own/price range? I am shoppng for a bike which I hope to use for errands and at least 3 days/ week to work. I’m 45 female and in fair/good physical condition The dealers i spoke […]

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Speeding and transportation

Published in June 17th, 2018
Posted by in Transportation
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For short distances, speeding simply doesn’t make sense. Going 20% faster might feel like a big deal, but arriving 20% early on a trip that takes 15 minutes; that’s only three minutes. Consider these times to reach my dojo, which is about 3 miles away Walking: 45 minutes Running: 25 minutes Biking: 15 minutes Driving: […]

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Book review: Effective cycling

Published in June 11th, 2018
Posted by in How to, Transportation
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Disclaimer: I hate writing book reviews just a tad more than I hate reading them, but I figured it would be helpful if nothing else to at least mention a few a the typically 2-3 books I plow through during a week if I deem they could be helpful. I only expect to mention the […]

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