Thursday, October 22, 2009

Commuting in PDX

It is the end of week 3 of being back in school and I have thus far managed to stick to my quota of riding to school 3 times a week. I love the commute! However that being said it has only rained one morning and I live in Portland. Which means I have really lucked out. It isn't that bad as long as I am prepared to get wet.
The ride takes me about 40 minutes and is about 15km's so yes seems slow but that includes all the stops with lights. I am still trying to find the most direct route but so far this is pretty good. Really makes me appreciate Portland's bike lanes and path system.
(writing- Oct 22th)
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The commute stories continue:
Now into week 7 of school, having gotten into a minor basketball collision on my road bike two weeks ago and now the second flat in a week, my luck on a nice peaceful commute has gone. However I am still sticking it out! I have gotten some nice rain pants and new pedals on my bike so I still have some things to look forward to. I am getting frustrated with all the glass on the road but nothing I can really do on that end, may have to look into kevlar tire liners to prevent this from happening.

(Nov 18th)

3 comments:

Rebecca and Philippe said...

Way to go Shereen, keep it up even in the rain.
Still no snow here and the weather has been above zero most days, but we know what to expect pretty soon...

Cyrus said...

I usually get a flat a week in Kelowna. I have never seen a city with so much glass, staples, random steel spikes, nails and the like strewn across the road.
Don't get tire liners just get beefier (and slower) tires like Specialized Armadillos.

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