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Bicycle commuting: Needs vs wants.

Published in October 27th, 2008
Posted by in Personal, Timely, Transportation
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Lately I have been lusting for some winter/fall season cycling clothes so I have been trying to invent all sorts of excuses to justify my sudden need(*). I need a jacket because my tex jacket has this thick collar that makes it hard to see around, also it flaps a bit in the wind. I […]

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Bicycle commuting

Published in September 17th, 2008
Posted by in ecological footprint, fitness, Timely, Transportation
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The past year I have been commuting by bike on most work days. The distance is about 6.2 miles and my odomoter shows 1736 miles for the year. Granted, I have done some recreational riding as well including a half-century, that is 50 miles, on some particularly crazy Saturday, but I doubt that totals more […]

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The vehicle dependent mindset

Published in May 26th, 2008
Posted by in culture, Personal, Timely, Transportation
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I am convinced we could live without a car. Granted, there are certain conveniences we would have to go without, but having given it some thought, I think going without a car would not be an unsolvable problem. Reading a post on AL6400 about the vehicle lifestyle got me thinking. I don’t think it’s a […]

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