Where do you ride?

I am using my bike for any trip that doesn't require hauling capacity and is reasonably close. I probably wouldn't try the 130 mi haul up to Phoenix on the cruiser. I am riding in town mostly short hops of 1-2 miles. Although I am getting moved to a different office after this week and the round trip will be about 7 miles. I get to play chicken with the busses on the main drag now although they haven't been a problem yet. I think as long as I don't start just ahead of one I move fast enough that they won't catch up with me. I used to put $30 to $35 a week into my Toyota 1/2 ton, I currently am approaching 3 weeks without a fill up and still have over 1/4 tank of gas!

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I ride on the weekends with Lean Dean, W31John and Gary B just to get away from the weekly grind of work. We usually ride from Dean's shop to Alviso or Up in the hills of Milpitas or up in the Mountains.
...and of course being model citizens, we obey all the laws.

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we obey all the laws???

i ride everytime i get the chance. i ride to work which isnt far. its only 6 miles round trip. i run to the store and sometimes i just run around the neighborhood if i cant think of anything i might need at the store. i do pass some pretty heavy traffic here and there. i try and find backroads and try and stay off the el camino real. cant stand riding it even though i have to just to cross the freeway to get to work. my bike is still new so i dont push it but i really love riding it and cant go a day without it.

dont really have problems with cars but those spandex bicyclists give me crap from time to time.

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Those spandex cyclists need a slap.

Sorry, did I say that out loud?

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so far I ride mostly for enjoyment, there's nothing like a ride after a bad day at work. It kind of takes the worries away.
So far my trips range from 5 to 20 miles. I average around 22mph. I've put 75 miles on the bike so far and still have 1/3rd of a gallon left...
Roads are city/suburb. I prefer to ride further out from the city portion and more int eh residential portion. I'm still working the kinks out of the bike and like to stay pretty close to home.

I like to ride after the commuters are off the roads. Which now means after dark, so until it warms back up, I"m not headed out after work anymore. So for the winter it's on the weekends only. I like to get up early and ride when there are very few people on the road. I hit Cabot street (our main) street at 7 am once and it was just me, I road right down the middle of the street like I owned it, best feeling in the world.

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I commute every day, a total of 6 blocks round trip! I live right off of a very buisy State Route 99 which is 7 lanes wide. Can be a little like playing Frogger once in a while but I mostly have to ride 1 block past work, cross at the light and ride back. I like to ride on weekends too, I have ridden as far as 25 miles one way at least 10 times! The best is when I lock the bike up at the grocery store or gas station! I need to leave little cards on the bike with links to this site and others so people will let me leave the store before my icecream melts! SO many questions they all have, I do my best to give accurate info and encourage others to build and ride MB's.

Here in Berks County, PA I'll usually go for 15-20mi rides. Lots of nice back roads while dodging the Amish buggies & road apples (they always smile & wave - they really like little machines). A few weeks ago my friend & I took our mb's on a 150mi round trip to the Chesapeake Bay and back. Made some minor field repairs along the way, and upon returning replaced several missing pieces of hardware with lockwashers and/or locknuts. It's always a work in progress. We were planning a trip to the NJ
-Pongo

Sorry - must have hit the enter key & suffered premature submission (that happens as you get older!). Anyway, we were planning a trip to the NJ shore when my frame cracked. If I can get back on the road with a steel-frame bike soon enough, we'll still get the ride in before it snows (again!).
-Pongo

Interesting how the spandex crowd will stare at you in disbelief, yet still manage to totally ignore your existence...
-Pongo