Comments on: One down, 49 to go http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/ I will not explain what this weblog is all about in a few words. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:36:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: cp http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/#comment-1234 cp Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:27:37 +0000 http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/#comment-1234 <p>He's kind of in to it, but kids around here certainly don't seem to ride as much as I did when I was a kid. I remember spending all day, every day in the summer on a bike, riding to school starting in fourth grade, etc. That doesn't seem to be the norm.</p> <p>That said, his super-crafty aunt has found a great way to encourage him to ride. She's said that if he wants to come out to London to visit this summer, he'll need to be ready to ride all around town. Much more motivating than riding to school.</p> He’s kind of in to it, but kids around here certainly don’t seem to ride as much as I did when I was a kid. I remember spending all day, every day in the summer on a bike, riding to school starting in fourth grade, etc. That doesn’t seem to be the norm.

That said, his super-crafty aunt has found a great way to encourage him to ride. She’s said that if he wants to come out to London to visit this summer, he’ll need to be ready to ride all around town. Much more motivating than riding to school.

]]> By: nlo http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/#comment-1233 nlo Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:07:48 +0000 http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/#comment-1233 <p>Yay biking and keeping to resolutions! Paulie has joined the biking-to-work fold too. If I ever get a baby bike trailer maybe we could all go riding sometime. Does The Kid like biking?</p> Yay biking and keeping to resolutions! Paulie has joined the biking-to-work fold too. If I ever get a baby bike trailer maybe we could all go riding sometime. Does The Kid like biking?

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/#comment-1228 Stephanie Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:12:44 +0000 http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/#comment-1228 <p>Woot! I'm so proud of you, sweetie!</p> Woot! I’m so proud of you, sweetie!

]]> By: Jilly http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/#comment-1227 Jilly Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:24:43 +0000 http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/#comment-1227 <p>Cool beans! Congratulations! I drive on Huntington enough to find it intimidating, let alone to cycle down it. You made good time, to boot.</p> Cool beans! Congratulations! I drive on Huntington enough to find it intimidating, let alone to cycle down it. You made good time, to boot.

]]> By: cp http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/#comment-1226 cp Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:47:11 +0000 http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/#comment-1226 <p>Yeah. A useful side effect will hopefully be the ability to ride in a little faster without sweating like a pig. I took it pretty easy last time to avoid as much. (What I wouldn't do for a shower at work....)</p> <p>I wonder how useful one of those gps record your route and times and export to gearth things would be in terms of route planning. I have to pick <em>some</em> sort of odd route in on account of foothill having ugly traffic and the arboretum and Santa Anita being smack in the middle of where I'd like to ride. That said, even on what's likely a pretty suboptimal route (Coming home, at least. The route in what the group from <a href="http://www.stansmonroviabikes.com/" rel="nofollow">Stan's</a> takes West, so I assume that it's pretty good) it was only an hour, which is well within "acceptable."</p> Yeah. A useful side effect will hopefully be the ability to ride in a little faster without sweating like a pig. I took it pretty easy last time to avoid as much. (What I wouldn’t do for a shower at work….)

I wonder how useful one of those gps record your route and times and export to gearth things would be in terms of route planning. I have to pick some sort of odd route in on account of foothill having ugly traffic and the arboretum and Santa Anita being smack in the middle of where I’d like to ride. That said, even on what’s likely a pretty suboptimal route (Coming home, at least. The route in what the group from Stan’s takes West, so I assume that it’s pretty good) it was only an hour, which is well within “acceptable.”

]]> By: Christopher Smith http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/#comment-1225 Christopher Smith Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:44:49 +0000 http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/#comment-1225 <p>Ah, I get it. Actually, I average 12mph including the time I spend waiting at lights, although I'm making a pretty huge effort to pull it off, and certainly conversation can really only happen when I'm at a traffic light. ;-) I think my peak speed is probably close to 20mph (and probably less than that if there is an incline), although I haven't invested in equipment to measure that kind of thing yet (I figure it might be depressing).</p> Ah, I get it. Actually, I average 12mph including the time I spend waiting at lights, although I’m making a pretty huge effort to pull it off, and certainly conversation can really only happen when I’m at a traffic light. ;-) I think my peak speed is probably close to 20mph (and probably less than that if there is an incline), although I haven’t invested in equipment to measure that kind of thing yet (I figure it might be depressing).

]]> By: cp http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/#comment-1224 cp Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:05:06 +0000 http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/#comment-1224 <p>Ha! I wish I did 20 miles in an hour. The hour is each way, not both. With the lights I'd guess that I'm pretty close to 12mph as well. The local club ride refers to this as "conversation speed," which is I think bike hipster for "slow."</p> Ha! I wish I did 20 miles in an hour. The hour is each way, not both. With the lights I’d guess that I’m pretty close to 12mph as well. The local club ride refers to this as “conversation speed,” which is I think bike hipster for “slow.”

]]> By: Christopher Smith http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/#comment-1223 Christopher Smith Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:39:29 +0000 http://www.obfuscated.org/2008/04/11/one-down-49-to-go/#comment-1223 <p>I'm impressed! 20 miles in an hour. I can barely do 12 miles in an hour. Do you not have many lights to deal with, or am I just a slow poke?</p> <p>Congratulations on joining the fold! I've been noticing a LOT more people biking this summer, often doing longer commutes (I've run in to some Silverlake hipsters are commuting to Santa Monica! ;-).</p> I’m impressed! 20 miles in an hour. I can barely do 12 miles in an hour. Do you not have many lights to deal with, or am I just a slow poke?

Congratulations on joining the fold! I’ve been noticing a LOT more people biking this summer, often doing longer commutes (I’ve run in to some Silverlake hipsters are commuting to Santa Monica! ;-).

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