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A big change in my life
Because of the high price of gas, I've decided to buy a bike to go to
work. It's a big 66km's every day. I'll save about Candian $130 on gas each month. It will be good for my wallet, yes, but also for my health. A colleague of mine has already been doing that for 2 years. He lives close to me. Economically, it makes sense. Not only I'll save the gas, but it will let me keep my car twice longer. I always buy a used car about $3000 and use it for 4 years. By not using it that much, I will save $3000 in car purchase plus a lot of maintenance. Good for the environment, too! I think I'm heading to a never-reached level of success in weight-loss. It's just another example of how you can turn a "bad" news into a good news! |
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On 27 avr, 00:57, "
wrote: Because of the high price of gas, I've decided to buy a bike to go to work. It's a big 66km's every day. I'll save about Candian $130 on gas each month. It will be good for my wallet, yes, but also for my health. A colleague of mine has already been doing that for 2 years. He lives close to me. Economically, it makes sense. Not only I'll save the gas, but it will let me keep my car twice longer. I always buy a used car about $3000 and use it for 4 years. By not using it that much, I will save $3000 in car purchase plus a lot of maintenance. Good for the environment, too! I think I'm heading to a never-reached level of success in weight-loss. It's just another example of how you can turn a "bad" news into a good news! At medium pace, I estimate the total travel distance to 2 hours. |
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It is 2 hours for the entire trip. It is 33km one-way. At a "Class A"
speed, 33kmp), it is then an hour one-way. I've not done bike for 5 years. Even back then, I did like 40 minutes a day, 5 days a week. My legs are definitely going to hurt in the first two weeks. |
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On 27 avr, 19:57, Cynthia P wrote:
On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:57:07 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Because of the high price of gas, I've decided to buy a bike to go to work. It's a big 66km's every day. I'll save about Candian $130 on gas each month. It will be good for my wallet, yes, but also for my health. A colleague of mine has already been doing that for 2 years. He lives close to me. Economically, it makes sense. Not only I'll save the gas, but it will let me keep my car twice longer. I always buy a used car about $3000 and use it for 4 years. By not using it that much, I will save $3000 in car purchase plus a lot of maintenance. Good for the environment, too! I think I'm heading to a never-reached level of success in weight-loss. It's just another example of how you can turn a "bad" news into a good news! I think it sounds like a great plan... but I'm not sure I'd try to do the whole distance at once if you haven't been on a bike for 5 years! Maybe start working up to it on weekends, otherwise, you may make yourself pretty miserable at first. *Though, it may be worth it to you to just DO IT. Individual choice, totally! However, the risk of injury may increase if you push too hard and your body is not yet ready for it. It should certainly save you some money and you'll get your exercise! -- Cynthia 262/222.0/150http://www.garbagethatgoo.com(my weight loss blog) Thanks, Cynthia. I will follow your advice on taking it easy at first. |
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On Apr 26, 11:57 pm, "
wrote: Because of the high price of gas, I've decided to buy a bike to go to work. It's a big 66km's every day. I'll save about Candian $130 on gas each month. It will be good for my wallet, yes, but also for my health. A colleague of mine has already been doing that for 2 years. He lives close to me. Economically, it makes sense. Not only I'll save the gas, but it will let me keep my car twice longer. I always buy a used car about $3000 and use it for 4 years. By not using it that much, I will save $3000 in car purchase plus a lot of maintenance. Good for the environment, too! I think I'm heading to a never-reached level of success in weight-loss. It's just another example of how you can turn a "bad" news into a good news! Do you have a helmet? I live in Toronto, and in the warmer weather, the part-time cyclists come out. It's scary!!! They are not used to riding a bike in the city and they can get themselves into trouble. My bro-in-law went over his handlebars last week when a parked car open their door and...whammmo Last summer, as I was parked at a red light, a cyclist clipped my side mirror with their handlebar - They flipped over their bar, broke my mirror, smacked their head and had to go to the hospital. Definitely take it easy at first - Good luck DR |
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On Apr 28, 8:23 am, DR wrote:
On Apr 26, 11:57 pm, " wrote: Because of the high price of gas, I've decided to buy a bike to go to work. It's a big 66km's every day. I'll save about Candian $130 on gas each month. It will be good for my wallet, yes, but also for my health. A colleague of mine has already been doing that for 2 years. He lives close to me. Economically, it makes sense. Not only I'll save the gas, but it will let me keep my car twice longer. I always buy a used car about $3000 and use it for 4 years. By not using it that much, I will save $3000 in car purchase plus a lot of maintenance. Good for the environment, too! I think I'm heading to a never-reached level of success in weight-loss. It's just another example of how you can turn a "bad" news into a good news! Do you have a helmet? I live in Toronto, and in the warmer weather, the part-time cyclists come out. It's scary!!! They are not used to riding a bike in the city and they can get themselves into trouble. My bro-in-law went over his handlebars last week when a parked car open their door and...whammmo Don't ride in the door zone. Leave three feet between you and parked cars. Also, look for signs the car might be pulling out into traffic. Last summer, as I was parked at a red light, a cyclist clipped my side mirror with their handlebar - They flipped over their bar, broke my mirror, smacked their head and had to go to the hospital. Definitely take it easy at first - Good luck DR |
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On 28 avr, 10:23, DR wrote:
On Apr 26, 11:57 pm, " wrote: Because of the high price of gas, I've decided to buy a bike to go to work. It's a big 66km's every day. I'll save about Candian $130 on gas each month. It will be good for my wallet, yes, but also for my health. A colleague of mine has already been doing that for 2 years. He lives close to me. Economically, it makes sense. Not only I'll save the gas, but it will let me keep my car twice longer. I always buy a used car about $3000 and use it for 4 years. By not using it that much, I will save $3000 in car purchase plus a lot of maintenance. Good for the environment, too! I think I'm heading to a never-reached level of success in weight-loss. It's just another example of how you can turn a "bad" news into a good news! Do you have a helmet? I live in Toronto, and in the warmer weather, the part-time cyclists come out. It's scary!!! They are not used to riding a bike in the city and they can get themselves into trouble. My bro-in-law went over his handlebars last week when a parked car open their door and...whammmo Last summer, as I was parked at a red light, a cyclist clipped my side mirror with their handlebar - They flipped over their bar, broke my mirror, smacked their head and had to go to the hospital. Definitely take it easy at first - Good luck DR lol. I also live in Toronto. I remember biking on Dundas St. A car door opened, I hit the door, fell off, but was unhurt. Thanks for reminding me. |
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I was with a friend of mine today. She opened the door and left it
open to get something at a store. A biker was prevented to pass because of that. I'm glad he was nice. He stopped and closed the door. I apologized. Here in Toronto, people have a reputation to be a little brutal. I was amazed he did not kicked it. I'm starting using my bike this Monday. I will be very careful. I also bought a helmet, a side-mirror, and gloves. Of course, I have a bell. It's $110 if the police catches you without one! $110!!! |
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On 11 mai, 08:57, "Beverly" wrote:
wrote in message ... I was with a friend of mine today. She opened the door and left it open to get something at a store. A biker was prevented to pass because of that. I'm glad he was nice. He stopped and closed the door. I apologized. *Here in Toronto, people have a reputation to be a little brutal. I was amazed he did not kicked it. I'm starting using my bike this Monday. I will be very careful. I also bought a helmet, a side-mirror, and gloves. Of course, I have a bell. It's $110 if the police catches you without one! $110!!! Good luck with the commute. We don't have any bell laws in our area but they're a good idea, especially on trails shared with walkers. *People seem to respond to the bell a little more than "on your left". Bells do work, I used to bike a few years ago. It somehow paralyzes people because it's such an unexpected noise. You could suggest a bell law at your next city councel session. |
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