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  1. 03-10-2008, 02:46 AM #1
    kmcmoobud
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    Off on my first commute

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    I am heading out on my first commute to work on my brand new Surly Cross Check. Whoo-Hoo!!!
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  2. 03-10-2008, 05:59 AM #2
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    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...
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  3. 03-11-2008, 05:37 PM #3
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    Please tell us how it went!
    I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
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  4. 03-12-2008, 07:26 AM #4
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    Good luck!

    I commute on My Surly LHT
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  5. 03-12-2008, 08:27 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by twin View Post
    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
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  6. 03-12-2008, 04:23 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by twin View Post
    I commute on My Surly LHT
    Me too! And I love it. The bike and the commuting. bikerHen
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  7. 03-12-2008, 06:22 PM #7
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    How did it go?

    How did your first day go?
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  8. 03-12-2008, 07:14 PM #8
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    I commute on my Surly Cross Check, too.

    Yay, Surly!
    "If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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  9. 03-14-2008, 05:12 PM #9
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    Lessons from the first week...

    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!
    ...my dogs are smarter than your dogs...
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  10. 03-14-2008, 05:17 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by kmcmoobud View Post
    I need a banana protection device...I hate bruised bananas.
    One problem solved

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  11. 03-14-2008, 05:52 PM #11
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    Loved the list!

    Quote Originally Posted by kmcmoobud View Post
    [B][*]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![/LIST]
    These are my favorites!
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