I work at a tech company (nvidia) and we have good support for bike
commuters.
Lockers and showers are available throughout the campus.
I've been riding my bike to work extensively for the past several years.
My commute is ~6 miles one way.
I do it because I really like it and have a route that has low auto
density.
I keep extra clothes in my office.
The whole deal is pretty ideal.
When I have times when I can't ride and end up driving, I realize
that biking to work
is not convenient. Many of the folks on my team have circumstances
(kids, long commutes, fear or danger, aversion to sweat) that preclude
them from using bikes to get to work.
I've been a bike commuter off and on for the past 20 years. I'm
skeptical that it
will become a pervasive mode of transportation.
I'll keep doing it as the experience beats the socks off of commuting
by car.
-JImD
On Jan 20, 2011, at 4:46 PM Jan 20, 2011, SFF wrote:
I think it would be a great idea if on the Rivendell site they would
add some pictures of new bikes in commuting mode - maybe some nice
shots around SF - by a cable car, around FW etc...right now there are
mainly off road pictures and camping pictures. While I am a bike
camper, that is a very, very small market. If more commuting type
pictures and maybe a section on commuting - what you need to commute
to work etc..were added to the site it might influence a few more
folks to try it out.
Another aspect that should be addressed: If you commute to work by
bike, you save money...easily $50-$100 a month. No other bike activity
that I know of will actually payoff like that. If you are a regular
commuter, you could pay off a Hillborne in a couple of years. Or, you
could easily justify getting that new bag or rack.
Joel
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