Comments for Webb's Atlanta Bicycle Commute http://www.askwebb.com Just parking and pedaling Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:06:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on A fall, a holiday, very little winter by Like a brand new bike | Webb's Atlanta Bicycle Commute http://www.askwebb.com/2012/01/18/a-fall-a-holiday-very-little-winter/#comment-26 Like a brand new bike | Webb's Atlanta Bicycle Commute Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:06:20 +0000 http://www.askwebb.com/?p=141#comment-26 [...] Post navigation ← Previous [...] [...] Post navigation ← Previous [...]

]]> Comment on A ride to the playground by Jennie Rivlin Roberts http://www.askwebb.com/2012/01/02/a-ride-to-the-playground/#comment-16 Jennie Rivlin Roberts Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:38:51 +0000 http://www.askwebb.com/?p=120#comment-16 I love you and am so proud of you! I love you and am so proud of you!

]]> Comment on Parking math by Adam http://www.askwebb.com/2011/12/20/parking-math/#comment-12 Adam Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:41:31 +0000 http://www.askwebb.com/?p=75#comment-12 Nice! Now maybe map out some parameters as to what conditions would prevent you from biking to work (temp, precipitation, sickness, injury, oversleeping, extra cargo, scheduling conflicts, etc.), and figure out how often those are likely to prevent you from biking to work? Obviously, climate data are readily available; the other stuff will be a hipshot at best, but you can probably get a ballpark idea of the actual financial impact of biking. Don't forget to include savings on gas, car maintenance, doctor bills, and so on. Nice! Now maybe map out some parameters as to what conditions would prevent you from biking to work (temp, precipitation, sickness, injury, oversleeping, extra cargo, scheduling conflicts, etc.), and figure out how often those are likely to prevent you from biking to work? Obviously, climate data are readily available; the other stuff will be a hipshot at best, but you can probably get a ballpark idea of the actual financial impact of biking. Don’t forget to include savings on gas, car maintenance, doctor bills, and so on.

]]> Comment on Friday Morning Ride Report by Adam http://www.askwebb.com/2011/12/16/friday-morning-ride-report/#comment-11 Adam Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:20:09 +0000 http://www.askwebb.com/?p=45#comment-11 That doesn't look like the safest way to ride, but I'm not one to judge. Riding to school that way is going to be a great memory for her one day. Good work, dad. That doesn’t look like the safest way to ride, but I’m not one to judge. Riding to school that way is going to be a great memory for her one day. Good work, dad.

]]> Comment on How Bikes Can Save Us by Adam http://www.askwebb.com/2011/12/14/how-bikes-can-save-us/#comment-9 Adam Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:34:53 +0000 http://www.askwebb.com/?p=30#comment-9 Holy cow, who is that guy? Is it his job to go around the world making sure car drivers hate cyclists? Holy cow, who is that guy? Is it his job to go around the world making sure car drivers hate cyclists?

]]> Comment on How Bikes Can Save Us by Webb http://www.askwebb.com/2011/12/14/how-bikes-can-save-us/#comment-8 Webb Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:26:41 +0000 http://www.askwebb.com/?p=30#comment-8 That looks perfect for an in-town bike. It's a shame about the bad routes; there's just not anything you can do to overcome that, except to acquire a death wish, or to do stupid stuff like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2-oXSd2Id0&t=1m48s Well, maybe you can do better than that. That looks perfect for an in-town bike. It’s a shame about the bad routes; there’s just not anything you can do to overcome that, except to acquire a death wish, or to do stupid stuff like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2-oXSd2Id0&t=1m48s
Well, maybe you can do better than that.

]]> Comment on How Bikes Can Save Us by Adam http://www.askwebb.com/2011/12/14/how-bikes-can-save-us/#comment-7 Adam Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:59:38 +0000 http://www.askwebb.com/?p=30#comment-7 P.S. This is the bike I've got: http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/town/recreation/hybrid/7100 P.S. This is the bike I’ve got: http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/town/recreation/hybrid/7100

]]> Comment on How Bikes Can Save Us by Adam http://www.askwebb.com/2011/12/14/how-bikes-can-save-us/#comment-6 Adam Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:58:56 +0000 http://www.askwebb.com/?p=30#comment-6 The route is not at all bike-friendly. My driving route is mostly highway. I could do it on streets, but they'd be busy streets with no bike lanes. My neighborhood is starting to get bike lanes on some busier streets, which is nice, but I'm still not really comfortable riding at night. I always assume that every car driver is drunk and fiddling with the radio, and it makes me super-paranoid. On the other hand, I can ride about ten miles on a recently opened "greenline" to the Humane Society for Saturday dog-walking. I may give that a try, but a ten-mile ride there, plus three to four hours of dogwalking, plus ten miles back might turn out to be a bit much. But what the heck? Might as well give it a try. The route is not at all bike-friendly. My driving route is mostly highway. I could do it on streets, but they’d be busy streets with no bike lanes. My neighborhood is starting to get bike lanes on some busier streets, which is nice, but I’m still not really comfortable riding at night. I always assume that every car driver is drunk and fiddling with the radio, and it makes me super-paranoid.

On the other hand, I can ride about ten miles on a recently opened “greenline” to the Humane Society for Saturday dog-walking. I may give that a try, but a ten-mile ride there, plus three to four hours of dogwalking, plus ten miles back might turn out to be a bit much. But what the heck? Might as well give it a try.

]]> Comment on How Bikes Can Save Us by webb http://www.askwebb.com/2011/12/14/how-bikes-can-save-us/#comment-5 webb Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:40:57 +0000 http://www.askwebb.com/?p=30#comment-5 13 miles is a little far to pull every day, unless you are REALLY into it. That would be worth getting a nice fast bike if it was a regular thing. How is the route? In Atlanta, there's almost no 13 mile route that you could make that would be a safe ride. 13 miles is a little far to pull every day, unless you are REALLY into it. That would be worth getting a nice fast bike if it was a regular thing. How is the route? In Atlanta, there’s almost no 13 mile route that you could make that would be a safe ride.

]]> Comment on There is a plan by Adam http://www.askwebb.com/2011/12/12/there-is-a-plan/#comment-4 Adam Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:49:17 +0000 http://www.askwebb.com/?p=8#comment-4 Heck yes, blog it! My sister and I started an exercise support group with a password-protected blog back in July, where we post our results and triumphs and failures, as well as embarrassing before and after photos. Blogging it is a HUGE motivation aid. She's lost over 30 pounds since we started. Another suggestion: I don't know if such is available for Blackberry, but there are free apps for Android and iPhone that let you record your path via GPS and will tell you how far you've gone, average speed, etc. For example, here's a bike ride I took a few months ago around my local park: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=213519323644768702975.0004b076294f5ebf63e5a&msa=0&ll=35.146547,-89.990473&spn=0.01237,0.022724" rel="nofollow">Map link</a>. <a href="http://nerdfitness.com/blog/" rel="nofollow">Nerd Fitness</a> is a decent resource too. While I harbor massive distrust for the "Paleo diet" that the author recommends, you have to admit that whatever he's doing is getting results. Heck yes, blog it! My sister and I started an exercise support group with a password-protected blog back in July, where we post our results and triumphs and failures, as well as embarrassing before and after photos. Blogging it is a HUGE motivation aid. She’s lost over 30 pounds since we started.

Another suggestion: I don’t know if such is available for Blackberry, but there are free apps for Android and iPhone that let you record your path via GPS and will tell you how far you’ve gone, average speed, etc. For example, here’s a bike ride I took a few months ago around my local park: Map link.

Nerd Fitness is a decent resource too. While I harbor massive distrust for the “Paleo diet” that the author recommends, you have to admit that whatever he’s doing is getting results.

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