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I’ve been regularly biking for about 2 years. It’s one of the biggest behavioral changes I’ve made that consistently contributes to my goals of financial independence and fitness. I am happy to say that using a RideKick combined with a really inexpensive Craigslist bike, I was confident enough to get out there on the road, and actually replace car miles with cycling miles. Unfortunately, I haven’t yet reached my goal…
I bought my used bike and ridekick in August 2012 and I’ve been pretty regularly biking for over a year now; I have to share with you that it’s been an awesome year! Here are 10 reasons I’ve loved every minute of biking over 1,000 miles in the last 12 months…
It’s funny how often people make compromises they shouldn’t when buying a house – borrowing too much, not saving a down payment, etc. My house purchase was a huge mistake for a number of reasons, but today I want to focus on one specific reason, and how it’s affected my life since: compromising on location.
A while back, I did a closeup “bike porn” photo shoot with my 10 speed beater bike. I really like how some of the photos turned out, and I ended up using some of them in my submissions for MMM’s logo contest. Additionally, I was happy to see MMM use one of the photos in a blog post as well – very cool! I figured other people might like to…
Riding a bike is easy. Making a $25 Craigslist bike ready to ride was surprisingly easy as well – and I can happily say I have been riding regularly and generally without trouble since August! And then the good times and my biking euphoria were cut short this week by a harsh reality… I experienced two flat tires in a row. A tiny sliver of glass had worked it’s way…
When I decided to start biking regularly for transportation, I realized the location of my house is not ideal for a beginning commuter. I am 14 miles from work, and I am 6.5 miles from the closest shopping area with a good grocery store and gym. I tested the waters, biking the 6.5 miles to the gym a few times with an old mountain bike, before upgrading to my $25 Craigslist road bike…
Even though I just refinanced my house and I am pretty comfortable where I’m at, I have thought a lot about moving closer to where I work, effectively moving me into “town.” I’d be closer to libraries, grocery stores, and other amenities that I am currently not close enough to bike to every day. It is easy to list the many practical upsides of this hypothetical scenario, including how awesome…
