Check Out These Sites - Web20. Tagxedo - Tag Cloud with Styles. Benefits. The Sietch Blog » How To Ride Your Bike To Work. It’s Wednesday, that means its time once again for my weekly article from GreenOptions. I write for them each Wednesday. That means The Sietch gets last weeks article :) Enjoy. If I told you that I was going to give you a magic device that would save you money, save the planet, and, oh yeah, firm up that flab you have been carrying around with you for the last couple of year (all for three easy payments of $19.95!) , what would you say? Most people would be pretty stoked, but when I tell people that this magic device is a bicycle, the thrill dies down a little. I have been in love with bike riding for years now, from the flat open roads of Ohio, to the bustling SUV traffic of Austin, the winding roads of Cape Cod, and now the horn-honking traffic of Boston. "But…it’s too dangerous.
" I will not lie to you: riding your bike can be dangerous. The first would be to wear your helmet. It is important that you develop bike survival skills. "But… it’s too far to ride. " "But…it’s too cold/hot. " Paul Dorn's Bike Commuting Tips: Getting Started - The Route. A big reason why many people don't commute by bike is because they think like motorists. As drivers, they know that the quickest way to get from Point A to Point B is by Route C. Unfortunately, Route C features abundant high-velocity traffic, plenty of potholes and rough pavement, a few steep hills and several dangerous intersections. Not very attractive even for a seasoned cyclist, let alone a beginner. (Not very attractive for a motorist, for that matter.) However, there just may be a Route D that runs parallel to Route C. Route D features slower - and thus less abundant - traffic, and is flatter with good pavement, more trees, interesting scenery and many smiling pedestrians.
Thousands of speeding cars pour onto Lombard off the Golden Gate Bridge, each vehicle filled with an impatient commuter from Marin County. Eventually I learned that if I went one block north I could bicycle comfortably on Chestnut Street, which is a slower neighborhood street running parallel to Lombard. Free online speed reading software | Spreeder.com. LiveBinders - Organize your resources in an online binder. CloudTrip - Cloud Computing / Web Application Portal - Cloud Trip.