Part Way & Part Time bike commute !

[jayjay]

Since moving up on top of a 2K elevation mtn, 10 miles from town ~ minimal~ I've come to realize the best I can expect for now is to Part-Way commute, from the outskirts of town. Parking/RideStarting point, ofcourse will vary, and in theory get closer to home incrementally. Maybe eventually I'll be able to drive far less, or at most about a third of the way (last3 miles of the climb home is the steepest and most brutal probably 1000 ft gain in 3 miles, seriously). Other times I must drive, as my treks down into town are about grocery runs, which I prefer to do once a week and have a load. There are however, plenty of times I run into town for little stuff. I am not working at this time in my life, but am a housewife, so my town runs are all about errands.

So, my big question here is, as a lower tear of commuters, the ones who may need to still drive, but not all the way, how does PART~ WAY and PART ~TIME commuting fit in ? I think there should be a movement for this, as so often those like me who feel they must drive sometimes, give up because they can't all of the time, or all of the way. It is still All or Nothing thinking with most people, I think. This majority of folks actually is huge, and well, I think with the less extreme 'cars-R-coffins' tack, we might be able to pull a few numbers into getting on their bikes from a parked cars, even parked hybrid or electric cars The really odd thing is, cyclists of the Consumer Cycling culture does this all the time >> drive to training rides << so why not the more functional aspect of cycling lifestyle , as in bike commuting?

Come, comment.... lets chat about it!