Since you're recording your commute on Strava, I'd recommend having a look at Wandrer.earth. It's ADDICTIVE to compulsive sorts like me. What it will do is incentivize picking an entirely different route each way, each time. What Wandrer does is it colors every rideable road and trail on Earth red, and everything you ride gets colored blue. It's like a binary heat map. You get no credit for riding the same route a thousand times. It's gratifying to lay down a footprint in NYC and see it grow. I'm laying down a footprint in Silicon Valley now that they've moved my office down there. It's $30 a month, and it's a one-man operation. He uses the money for a good cause.
Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 7:26:25 AM UTC-7 Michael Morrissey wrote: > Lately I have been biking to work again, from my home in Queens to work in > Manhattan. Unfortunately, my commute is less than ideal. There are few bike > lanes in my neighborhood. I leave at 6:30, when it’s dark and cold outside. > There are lots of big trucks and fast drivers. It’s hilly. Then, when I get > to the bike lane section of the ride, it’s crowded with electric bikes, > deliveristas, and stand-up electric scooters. > > My commute is 7.8 miles point to point, and I make it in about 53 minutes. > I started keeping track of my times on Strava. I like looking at my records > (eastbound across Central Park in 1:40!) but I feel Strava is mostly a > record of how long I get stuck at red lights. There are so many stoplights > that I struggle to raise my average speed over 11 MPH. > > I use one Ortlieb bag, and I’ve tried to lighten my load as much as > possible. Yet, I still feel like I am carrying a lot to work. One thing > I’ve been doing is rolling my work clothes and putting rubber bands around > them. That helps with the organization. > > I’m riding my Rivendell Appaloosa with a big back rack and fenders. > Fortunately, even after riding it for about 7 years, the bike still feels > amazing. I also feel great getting so much exercise, and I find I feel I > have more energy on days I ride compared to when I take the subway. > > I was wondering if anyone has any bike commuting advice? I’m finding it > hard to stay motivated. I want advanced level advice - not just “keep your > tires pumped up,” but more along the lines of “Buy 5 Bromptons and have > your wife drop them off at work every Sunday so you can ride one home per > day.” One thing I might try is a lighter wheelset on the same bike. As Bill > Lindsay said, “If everybody had a gravity knob on their bike, we would all > peg it to the minimum.” > > Thanks, > > Michael > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ba569319-f521-418b-a4e0-d4275351049an%40googlegroups.com.
