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kmcmoobud

03-10-2008, 02:46 AM

I am heading out on my first commute to work on my brand new Surly Cross Check. Whoo-Hoo!!!:D

sbctwin

03-10-2008, 05:59 AM

I hope your first commute was pleasing and 'uneventful'. I really do enjoy the early morning air and lack of traffic at the wee hours of the morning...

HillSlugger

03-11-2008, 05:37 PM

Please tell us how it went!

twin

03-12-2008, 07:26 AM

I commute on My Surly LHT

Trek420

03-12-2008, 08:27 AM

I commute on My Surly LHT

Twin, what's the bike in your avatar? Looks like a Riv?

This is my first whole commute this year. I commute on a 24 year old GT Outpost Trail :D

bikerHen

03-12-2008, 04:23 PM

I commute on My Surly LHT

Me too! And I love it. The bike and the commuting. :D bikerHen

carpaltunnel

03-12-2008, 06:22 PM

How did your first day go?

KnottedYet

03-12-2008, 07:14 PM

I commute on my Surly Cross Check, too.

Yay, Surly!

kmcmoobud

03-14-2008, 05:12 PM

What I learned on my first week of communing:

I finished my first week of commuting...I still have some kinks to work through but here are the important lessons learned:

A loaded bike takes a lot longer to stop...almost rear ended a car.
A Surly Cross Check does not turn as quickly as a Scott Speedster...almost wiped out while making a sharp turn.
When you have a sweet bike, you get noticed...some guy yelled out nice rack (normally I would have been offended!)
The shortest route is not always the best and it is fun to explore...I took a different route each time.
Your coworkers think you are crazy and awesome at the same time...maybe this is nothing new!
I like the intentionality of taking only what I absolutely need...a lesson to apply to other areas of my life.
Swimsuits stink if they’ve been in your saddle bag all day...remember to take it out at work.
I need a banana protection device...I hate bruised bananas.
I hate my saddle...this is a message from my butt.
Commuting kicks ass….makes me feel like Wonder Woman:)!

Trek420

03-14-2008, 05:17 PM

I need a banana protection device...I hate bruised bananas.

One problem solved :p

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=15728

carpaltunnel

03-14-2008, 05:52 PM

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Your coworkers think you are crazy and awesome at the same time....

I need a banana protection device...I hate bruised bananas.
I hate my saddle...this is a message from my butt.
Commuting kicks ass….makes me feel like Wonder Woman:)!
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