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10/20/2009 2:14:02 PM

oh yeah and i need a bike aha


the beach cruiser wont cut it

10/20/2009 2:14:52 PM

Yeah, get this and I will be very envious of you:

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/urban/portland/portland/

10/20/2009 2:18:59 PM

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"On the premise that time is money and biking takes 20 minutes longer each way than driving, at an entry-level engineer's $30/hr. you get a total cost of: 40 minutes a day * 1 hour / 60 minutes * $30 / 1 hour * 5 workdays per week = $100 This does not include any extra usage of facilities such as showering or laundry. I spend far less than $20 a day on gasoline, even when gas was unbelievably expensive and I drove 45 miles each way. Bikes are a cost and only benefits are health (if you don't get hit) and enjoyability as a hobby. "

how does that work out for a C student in film from a tech school?

10/20/2009 2:23:33 PM

No idea, man. No idea.

10/20/2009 2:24:12 PM

From the biography of Stephen Spielberg:

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"After moving to California, he applied to attend the film school at University of Southern California School of Theater, Film and Television three separate times, but was unsuccessful due to his C grade average."

10/20/2009 2:25:07 PM

i'd rather drive to work.

10/20/2009 2:26:18 PM

did you just compare yourself to Spielberg?

10/20/2009 2:26:51 PM

lol

[Edited on October 20, 2009 at 2:32 PM. Reason : x]

10/20/2009 2:29:18 PM

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"Biking to work (prices estimated): Bike - $700 Winter Jacket - $150 Winter tights - $100 Gloves - $50 Summer shirt - $50 Summer tights - $50 Helmet - $20 Lock - $20 Pump - $20 Misc. Accessories - $100 Gas - Not needed, free. Parking - Not needed, free. Insurance - Not needed, free. Total - $1260 Car: Car - Between $5000 and $20,000 depending on what you buy. Gas - $100-150 per month depending on commute. Insurance - $1000 per year or whatever your coverage is Not including parking, repairs, etc. Total - Between $7000 to $25,000 that's a continuous investment over the entire time you own the vehicle."

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"And yes, I own a car."

You DO realize that entire comparison argument is fucking moot when you still own a car, right? I really hope that majoring in watching TV didn't make you too dumb to realize that.


Also, pilgrimshoes won the fuck out of this thread with this:

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"now, i even bike to work, or take my lunch to go biking b/c it's physical activity and is green. i feel like i'm superior to people still behoven to automobiles, and it's another hting i can turn my nose up at. i like that feeling even though i know deep inside i'm still a prick and everyone hates me"

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to address the original topic, I'll be biking to work starting the first week of November. I live 3.9 miles from my office, but I've also had to take my kid to daycare for the last year and a half, thus I had to drive. In a couple of weeks, I'll be leaving her with my neighbor, and will be able to bike in every day. I'm not doing it to save $3 a week or to be green or whatever . To a small extent, it'll keep me in shape, but mostly, it's more fun than driving.

I also do not care if people choose to drive to work. I feel no air of superiority over folks who choose to drive.

10/20/2009 2:31:18 PM

Little know fact about Spielburg: He used his personal bike, the one he rode to work every day, in the iconic moon scene in E.T.

10/20/2009 2:32:21 PM

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"Biking to work (prices estimated): Bike - $700 Winter Jacket - $150 Winter tights - $100 Gloves - $50 Summer shirt - $50 Summer tights - $50 Helmet - $20 Lock - $20 Pump - $20 Misc. Accessories - $100 Gas - Not needed, free. Parking - Not needed, free. Insurance - Not needed, free. Total - $1260"

LOL...50 dollar gloves?????? what are they, fucking mountaineering gauntlets?

10/20/2009 2:33:01 PM

10/20/2009 2:34:08 PM

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"You DO realize that entire comparison argument is fucking moot"

Not really, I admit that you need a four wheeled covered gas powered vehicle for the most extreme situations, but in terms of price a bike is going to be cheaper in the long run regardless. That was my point, to illustrate the cost of ownership.

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"I really hope that majoring in watching TV "

Heh.

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"I feel no air of superiority over folks who choose to drive."

There's no superiority, I just think a lot of people don't realize how fun and easy it is.

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"LOL...50 dollar gloves?????? what are they, fucking mountaineering gauntlets?"

http://www.rei.com/product/788070

10/20/2009 2:37:25 PM

exactly!

yeah, i used to ride my bike to work when i lived on tryon rd...worked on campus, but it just seemed unsafe. Wasnt worth the risk....plenty of bad drivers out there.

I really liked it...but people texting while driving..

[Edited on October 20, 2009 at 2:41 PM. Reason : d]

10/20/2009 2:40:07 PM

most people don't want to bike at 8am.
no way im biking 11 miles to and from work every day.
busy streets, especially at rush hour, a bike just creates an unnecessary hazard.
after a day at work i just want to be home.

10/20/2009 2:40:29 PM

The cost of ownership argument is only valid if you choose the bike and eschew vehicle ownership. I don't think any reasonable person will deny that.

Otherwise if you already own a car, and then have to buy all that equipment to bike to work, it'd take you years to make up the cost in gas savings and vehicle maintenance.

I'll agree with you on one point. It's fun -- and maybe easy depending on where you live in relation to work. The triangle is not the most bike friendly part of the world.

10/20/2009 2:45:40 PM

God's argument is akin to a married person mocking other married people, because he has a mistress that he fucks on the side, while they don't

except his wife is hot, and his mistress is ambrosia

10/20/2009 2:53:00 PM

^Exactly!

10/20/2009 2:54:03 PM

YOUUUUU TAKE YOUR CAAAARRRRRR TO WORK

I'LL TAKE MY BOOOAAAAARRRRDDD

AND WHEN YOU'RE OUTTA FUEL

I'M STILL AFLOOOOOAAAAATTTT

10/20/2009 3:36:27 PM

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"paging LunaK"

i don't own a car and i used to ride my bike to the metro then take that to work, til i got hit and all, and i used to think that DC was a bike friendly city

10/20/2009 4:53:47 PM

I'll get my ass run over in those 10 miles of Charlotte, that's why

10/20/2009 5:28:31 PM

Many reasons:

I live 30 miles from work.

Work is outside the city, accessed by a highway, literally 5 miles into the desert off the highway.

I live in a desert climate (1.5 seasons) with temperatures reaching 120 degrees under the sun.

I live in a country where people drive like murderous maniacs.

10/20/2009 5:38:39 PM

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"hi. i started an exercise program in the recent to somewhat recent past. i'm here to tell you and everyone who'll listen (or is forced to listen) to about it, and how i'm so much better than you b/c i do it. now, i even bike to work, or take my lunch to go biking b/c it's physical activity and is green. i feel like i'm superior to people still behoven to automobiles, and it's another hting i can turn my nose up at. i like that feeling even though i know deep inside i'm still a prick and everyone hates me"

10/20/2009 5:46:56 PM

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"People who work in a call center Why?"

i hear a call center is the best place to be for a woman in india

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"Why? Biking is so much better."

usually, it's because i'm running late, but i like riding the bus.

10/20/2009 6:17:46 PM

It was cold outside. It will be a nice ride home, though.

10/22/2009 3:00:01 PM

super cool picture bro

10/22/2009 3:00:55 PM

scpb

10/22/2009 3:01:10 PM

Yeah, if someone brought a bike inside the office here, the seat would be replaced by a dildo in 5 minutes

10/22/2009 3:05:29 PM

You bring a dildo to work?

10/22/2009 3:06:43 PM

No, it stays here on a permanent basis

10/22/2009 3:10:33 PM

I enjoy mountain biking for sport and leisure, but still drive to work. I do it for fun and exercise mainly, but have brought my bike to work to bike on my lunch break, since I'm near a lot of trails in the North Raleigh area.

10/22/2009 3:51:27 PM

oh my, what a thread

10/22/2009 5:14:02 PM

i'd love to bike to work

but i live in a hot as fuck and rainy motherfucking city. not to mention the insane traffic and 8 lane highways.

i also really enjoy listening to XM radio and drinking my coffee on the way in. and i enjoy the occasional early morning phone call as well.

work is 13 miles away but i only go there half the time

SOMETIMES I WORK FROM HOME AND DONT USE A CAR OR A BIKE

anyway, i'd actually like to bike for recreational purposes and i have to drive to a park, which kind of defeats the purpose. but thats what you get when you live in a car city

10/22/2009 6:42:51 PM