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Home > Blogs > Living Green > Archives > 2008 > August > 05 > Entry
Inspiration
It’s raining cats and dogs as I write this, so I suspect more than a few bike commuters left their two-wheel steeds at home today or had very soggy rides in to work. Lousy weather can certainly dampen one’s enthusiasm for bike commuting, so to combat the clouds, here’s a ride description a reader submitted a few days ago. Read on, and share stories about your own commute. Maybe you’ll help inspire someone to get an unused bike ready for commuting on the next sunny weekday we see.
Here’s the reader’s post:
“I live in east Dayton and work in Area B of the Base. It’s a mile and half from my house to the T-connector. I took the connector to just before Springfield street and then took side streets to the Woodman Overpass. I crossed Springfield and rode on sidewalks and a side street till I came to the rode that crosses Springfield and goes into the Museum. I can’t go any further on side streets so I waited for a break in traffic and rode a half mile to the gate.
Our office had a picnic at Bass Lake in Area C. I exited the gate and turned right on Springfield, went under the railroad overpass (the worst part), went up the hill and then got on the bikeway to Fairborn, worked my way to gate 1C and then rode to Bass Lake. On the way back I took essentially the same route. However, the National Road gate was open so I entered there, avoiding SR 444, and exited gate 1C. A total of 36 miles in warm weather, but good exercise.”
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By Lee
August 5, 2008 10:13 AM | Link to this
On my way to work, I saw 2 bikers rising in the rain. My hats off to them. I grew up in the island of Borneo what it has afternoon torrential rain. I had fond memories riding my bicycle in the rain shirtless with rain beating on my face, mouth open…it was so fun. Sometimes I felt like doing that in a hot afternoon coming home from work…people may think I’m off my medication:)