my bike is on CNN!

[onimity]

Hey Ladies,

I thought some of you might enjoy this...

I wrote in to CNN about my bike commute in response to a question on gas prices:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/03/17/gas.prices.irpt/index.html?iref=newssearch

(click the balloon under Boulder, CO)

You can see the full thing here:
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-4311

:D
Anne

[Fredwina]

Great!

[LBTC]

Wow! A whole year! You are a goddess!! YAY!!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[jobob]

Excellent! :cool:

[KnottedYet]

Very cool!

(boy, I wish our gas was only $3.09 a gallon!)

[jesvetmed]

Your picture by the gas pump is so much happier than I look at the gas pump! Good job and great dedication! I admire you for it. If I were less than 35 miles each way, I'd seriously ride to/from work at least part of the time. Just no way to do it for me. I need to MOVE! :o

[Zen]

I need to MOVE! :o

Well, that's my plan.
Hard part is I need to sell TWO houses before I can do that :(

[elk]

Well, that's my plan.
Hard part is I need to sell TWO houses before I can do that :(

so..Zen....2 houses?...what's the hard part???!!!

[uforgot]

Great shot by the pump! I also never know the price of gas. I only drive when I have to go out of town. I may fill up once a month or less.

I love your handlebar bag. Care to share details about it and your trailer? thread drift...sorry.

[onimity]

Thanks, ladies, I am so excited!

uforgot, yea, I have a Bob Ibex trailer (*love* it...super durable and easy to pull with even a lot of weight.) The handlebar bag is Ortlieb's large handlebar bag, totally waterproof and you can buy a camera insert for it. I like that it has a strap too, so you can use it as a regular bag off the bike. [I must say that my choice of 'purses' has changed in the past year! :D]

Anne

[Bad JuJu]

That SO rocks!

I really envy you being able to ride to work. Just now, I live about 27 miles (of eminently unsafe roads) from work, but I used to bike-commute when I lived elsewhere. It's a wonderful way to begin and end your day, isn't it? Sure there's the occasional rainy afternoon, but if you're prepared for it, it's do-able. I always loved hopping on my bike at the end of the work day and pedalling past all the cars!

It's even better that you got a CNN "spot"--way to advertise cycling!

[Trek420]

so..Zen....2 houses?...what's the hard part???!!!

Zen, 2? Elk, it's not easy in this market. I have to remodel before I could sell 1 hovel. Right now it's not going to be easy to do even once the extreme makeover is done.

Zen, could you rent both places out till the market eases up? Sorry for the thread hijack TE.

Is it related? Maybe. Here in the Bay Area I'm seeing "imploding" instead of sprawl for a long time. Developments are springing up around transit, close to BART, city centers etc. I'm hoping that will work for me when it's time to sell, it's what realtors call a "commuter's dream".

Less than 2 mile bike ride to BART.

[sundial]

Well don't you look smart and polished as the uber commuter. :D

[smilingcat]

I luv it. A positive portrail of cycling by the news.

Smilingcat

[ginny]

Good for you! I also drive 35 miles each direction. I need to move too! But, now no one wants to buy that far out of town. Anyone looking for a really great vacation home in the rockies with phenomenal views? Then I could ride my bike everyday! :rolleyes:

[ehirsch83]

That is awesome Anne! I miss commuting. When I lived in Boulder, I didn't own a car- never felt I needed one. I either rode my bike, walked, or took RTD. I wish I lived somewhere now that was commuter friendly(south fl roads are scary for a commuter). I am working on convincing the bf to move to Boulder next year! I am so jealous you are there :-)

Is that the gas station on Arapahoe?

[Jen-Jen]

Excellent story!!! I am a very lucky person because I only live +/- 5 miles from work, so it's a wonderful 10 mile ride a day for me. Wakes me up in the morning and gets me going. I never have to worry about paying a huge amount of money on gas in the spring,summer and fall.

Only during winter does it KILL me at the pump. We just got dropped down to 3.17 here in Michigan Center. We were at 3.45. Wouldn't you know it I forgot and had to fill up at the 3.45 a gallon. I can't wait for warm weather.

[Mr. Bloom]

Wow! I spent $3.25 today!:eek:

Oh, cool that you're on CNN!:D

[tulip]

I can't imagine living so far from work that I couldn't ride my bike. The farthest I lived was 14 miles, which was fine for bike commuting. There are ways to drive part way and bike or take transit part way. It's a habit, and habits take about a solid month to establish. But then it's natural.

Now, I work from home, so I don't commute anymore. I use my car once a week to go visit my BF. About once a month I have to travel for work out of state, but lately I've been taking Amtrak. Luckily, I live in a city that is bikeable (although it's not Portland!) and is served by Amtrak for longer trips. And, when I do drive, it's easy to get around since Richmond is pretty compact and has great restaurants and things to do and see within a few miles.

[kiwi girl]

Petrol prices here are up to $NZ1.83 a litre - which equates to about $US5.60 a gallon - right now I am grateful I don't have a car and pretty much ride everywhere. I did have to buy some new panniers though - my old ones finally gave out after being used regularly for 5 years for my grocery shopping:)

[Jen-Jen]

OMG- I swear if it gets to 5.50 a gallon here. I am a full time bicyclist!!! I wish for one week everyone, everywhere would just say, You know what? I don't need your gas. I'm goin to walk or bike to work.

Unfortunately, we hear, "Gotta have it, so I guess I'll pay for it."

No, you don't. Thank goodness that I get 6-7 months a year to bike to work and do simple chores. Of course, 2-3 of those months are pretty chilly.

I say to the gas company...Do your worst! I have a compact car that gets 33miles per gallon and I only fill it up 1 every 3 weeks when I am biking!

Hubby and I are hermits, who have no friends!:D

[Blueberry]

I paid $3.21 this morning. Sadly, I live about 35 miles from work. Although technically I could telecommute, my office is not friendly to it. If I drive nowhere but work and home, I will use ~$50 of gas a week (at current prices) in a VW Golf. I really wish there were a feasible way to bike - but I haven't found one. Technically, we do have public transit, but the roads near my office are completely un-bikeable (and there's no way to take a bus - or at least without a 3 hour *each way* commute).

Very cool article:)

[imdeanna]

That is a GREAT picture...it really SAYS it all w/no words needed!!

We are at 3.54/gal here in my town....I drive a Prius...so it's not as bad of a pinch for me, I can still go 400 miles for 31 bucks.

[tulip]

I had to travel out of state today for the week. I took the train instead of driving. I got alot of work done on the train, and it was a nice ride. Now if Amtrak only had internet (actually, not a good idea, as I wouldn't get my work done!)