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It helps considerably the farther you ride and dealing with your environmental conditions.
Heat and humidity. Now my next worry is how to carry clothes to work/school/other places. I've tried carrying clothes from the dry cleaners and it isn't fun.
Heat and humidity. Now my next worry is how to carry clothes to work/school/other places. I've tried carrying clothes from the dry cleaners and it isn't fun.
Absolutely, very impracticle in both our areas - heat and humidity pretty much kills the deal, unles you have the appropriate facilities at where you work.
Maybe so, but I have grown very cynical. The persons who are the most able to afford houses right now are the ones who are building in a sprawl-like fashion. Gas prices won't really change much because gas prices were going up and people still drove their cars. Many people just went to smaller cars.
You would never know it by looking at me, but I love to ride a bicycle. Always have.
I used to commute by bicycle to work and for all trips under five miles when I didn't have to carry a lot back with me. You can ride to Home Depot for a box of deck screws, but not for the lumber to build a deck...
When I moved to the country, commuting by bicycle lost it's practicality.
When we moved to Houston, I debated attempting bicycle commuting again, but from what I've seen of the drivers in the north Houston/Spring area, I don't think I'd live very long at all!
Heat and humidity. Now my next worry is how to carry clothes to work/school/other places. I've tried carrying clothes from the dry cleaners and it isn't fun.
Do you have any bags on your bike? I always liked using panniers and I would take dry clothes with me to work on rainy days.
You would never know it by looking at me, but I love to ride a bicycle. Always have.
I used to commute by bicycle to work and for all trips under five miles when I didn't have to carry a lot back with me. You can ride to Home Depot for a box of deck screws, but not for the lumber to build a deck...
When I moved to the country, commuting by bicycle lost it's practicality.
That's the irony. So many well-meaning folks "move to the county" looking for a more simple, and yes, less car-centric, way of life and find the opposite to be true. Unless you are a retired or self-employed empty nester OR a dedicated home schooler committed to farming and self-sufficiency, you'll find yourself driving MORE, not less.
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When we moved to Houston, I debated attempting bicycle commuting again, but from what I've seen of the drivers in the north Houston/Spring area, I don't think I'd live very long at all!
I'm so sorry you landed in Houston. And I mean that from the bottom of my heart as a Naturalized Texan. Love the state. But still....that city was built on Big Oil. I'm sure the movers and the shakers there are hoping and praying that gas reaches $15 per gallon. Good times for them!
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