Road [to] Work: Clears the Head

Monday, August 10, 2009

Clears the Head

Was out at a show late last night. Woke up tired this morning. Had a mood to match. Got on the bike to come to work and was a little tired; not a morning to challenge last Monday's time and speed records.

It's summer in the City, and beautiful. By the time I got to work, I was all smiles. Bike commuting is good like that.

I wonder how CalTrain was this morning . . .

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Blake MillsAugust 11, 2009 at 2:02 PM
Was looking for a way to email you, but couldn't find one......

I'm also a bike commuter in San Francisco, and I've come up with a clever little device to lock my helmet to my bicycle. It's called theHelmetLock and I'm trying to get the word out. I'd love it if you check out my website and let me know what you think.

I'll even send you one free of charge if you're interested in reviewing it. ;-)

http://www.thehelmetlock.com

-Blake
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The Bike Commuter

I'm a commuter, not a hardcore cyclist. That's my brother, the guy who's high school job was working in a bike shop, raced in college, has ridden from Northern California to Boston, rides not just centuries but double centuries, spends thousands of dollars on bikes (and can remember the details of every bike he's ever owned), and knows who George Hincapie is without having to think about it. You know, the guy wearing all the lycra. Anyway, that's not me (yet).

In 2003 I needed a bike to augment a commute on BART. It had been about 13 years since I'd last ridden a bike with any regularity (since the middle of high school). I went to a local shop that sells used bikes and was outfitted with an inexpensive, older mountain bike. That commute (BART then bike) lasted about 6 months before a change led me to put the bike away and rely on MUNI.

In 2005, my company remodeled our office and added a locker room and showers. I shelved MUNI and went back to the bike. At the time I lived in San Francisco and my commute was strictly on the bike.

In 2008 I moved to Burlingame and began taking my bike with me on CalTrain. The much shorter rides to and from the train station were a drawback. I started riding my bike "all the way" into the city every now and again. Eventually that led to my "new" (used) road bike, which, in turn, led to riding all the way 2-3 times per week.

The commute, the bikes, the stuff . . . that's what this is all about.

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Clears the Head

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