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01-26-2007, 05:42 AM

Ken C. M. wrote:
> Bill Baka wrote:
>> Ken C. M. wrote:
>>> Bill Baka wrote:
>>>> Ken C. M. wrote:
>>>>> What this question really comes down to is this: I have a hybrid,
>>>>> that was used for commuting and errands, but now that I have to
>>>>> commute by car anyway, I was thinking of putting it up on trainer
>>>>> on a mostly permanent basis. The bike I ride mostly now is my road
>>>>> bike.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ken
>>>>
>>>> It might make sense but to me a trainer is BORING! Is your commute
>>>> over 20 miles? That would be the limit for me but you may have a
>>>> non-bicycle type of commute.
>>>> Bill Baka
>>>
>>> No Bill it's just a few miles, but I need use of my car to make bank
>>> deposits. otherwise I would use a bike.
>>>
>>> Ken
>>
>> That's a bummer. Maybe, depending on your situation, you could buy a
>> junker for those bank runs and just leave it at work so you could ride
>> in. I once worked for a company that was very bike friendly and they
>> let me do that (sometimes) as long as I didn't take any reserved spaces.
>> Maybe you could put a computer monitor in front of the trainer and
>> read some e-books o other stuff while you trained??
>> I had an indoor trainer (fan type) and got so bored with it I gave up
>> and just went back to riding, although some days it is too nasty to go
>> out.
>> Hope you find a good compromise.
>> Bill Baka
> I have thought about that. Drive the car in with a bike in the back, use
> the car just to run the 1 mile to the bank, and then back to work park
> it there over night and ride the bike home. The only thing is I am not
> really sure about the parking lot at night. I might come in one morning
> and find the car missing (probably not it's a Geo Metro) or more likely
> trashed. It's not much of a car to look at but it gets about 40mpg and I
> don't want to have to replace it yet, I want to drive it for at least
> another year or two.
>
> Ken

I was thinking cheap AND ugly so nobody would want to steal it, but then
your company might want you to park it somewhere else. It is kind of a
catch 22 situation.
Bill Baka

01-26-2007, 05:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
Bill Baka Posts: n/a	Re: Does the type of bicycle on a trainer matter? Ken C. M. wrote: > Bill Baka wrote: >> Ken C. M. wrote: >>> Bill Baka wrote: >>>> Ken C. M. wrote: >>>>> What this question really comes down to is this: I have a hybrid, >>>>> that was used for commuting and errands, but now that I have to >>>>> commute by car anyway, I was thinking of putting it up on trainer >>>>> on a mostly permanent basis. The bike I ride mostly now is my road >>>>> bike. >>>>> >>>>> Ken >>>> >>>> It might make sense but to me a trainer is BORING! Is your commute >>>> over 20 miles? That would be the limit for me but you may have a >>>> non-bicycle type of commute. >>>> Bill Baka >>> >>> No Bill it's just a few miles, but I need use of my car to make bank >>> deposits. otherwise I would use a bike. >>> >>> Ken >> >> That's a bummer. Maybe, depending on your situation, you could buy a >> junker for those bank runs and just leave it at work so you could ride >> in. I once worked for a company that was very bike friendly and they >> let me do that (sometimes) as long as I didn't take any reserved spaces. >> Maybe you could put a computer monitor in front of the trainer and >> read some e-books o other stuff while you trained?? >> I had an indoor trainer (fan type) and got so bored with it I gave up >> and just went back to riding, although some days it is too nasty to go >> out. >> Hope you find a good compromise. >> Bill Baka > I have thought about that. Drive the car in with a bike in the back, use > the car just to run the 1 mile to the bank, and then back to work park > it there over night and ride the bike home. The only thing is I am not > really sure about the parking lot at night. I might come in one morning > and find the car missing (probably not it's a Geo Metro) or more likely > trashed. It's not much of a car to look at but it gets about 40mpg and I > don't want to have to replace it yet, I want to drive it for at least > another year or two. > > Ken I was thinking cheap AND ugly so nobody would want to steal it, but then your company might want you to park it somewhere else. It is kind of a catch 22 situation. Bill Baka