Comments on: New saddle for my bike http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/new-saddle-for-my-bike/ The daily journal of a puppeteer and SF author. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff S. http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/new-saddle-for-my-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-41788 Jeff S. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:16:38 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/?p=6188#comment-41788 Yay, no numb toes. Boo for the occasional idiots. Here, it seems to depend on the neighborhood as to the percentage. We have a number of bike lanes but most seem very narrow or full of debris. I have to admit that I'm not entirely comfortable with road and avoid them as much as possible. Luckily I live a block from the Interurban trail and can ride it all the way to where I meet my Van pool. Yay, no numb toes. Boo for the occasional idiots. Here, it seems to depend on the neighborhood as to the percentage. We have a number of bike lanes but most seem very narrow or full of debris. I have to admit that I’m not entirely comfortable with road and avoid them as much as possible. Luckily I live a block from the Interurban trail and can ride it all the way to where I meet my Van pool.

]]> By: Mary Robinette Kowal http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/new-saddle-for-my-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-41777 Mary Robinette Kowal Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:43:42 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/?p=6188#comment-41777 It's mostly road, unfortunately although stretches of it have bike lanes. The thing that is beautiful about Portland is that cyclists and drivers tend to play well together. There are the occasional idiots on both sides, but generally everyone is well-behaved. The new saddle worked well today and no numb toes. It’s mostly road, unfortunately although stretches of it have bike lanes. The thing that is beautiful about Portland is that cyclists and drivers tend to play well together. There are the occasional idiots on both sides, but generally everyone is well-behaved.

The new saddle worked well today and no numb toes.

]]> By: Jeff S. http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/new-saddle-for-my-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-41775 Jeff S. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:23:40 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/?p=6188#comment-41775 I know what you mean, I broke a spoke on the back wheel of my bike a few weeks ago with about 2 miles to go on a ride. Makes it feel squirrely. Got that fixed and had to readjust the shifters. Then adjust the seat, then the handlebars seem wrong and so on... But at least our carbon footprint is small. I'm either in a van pool, on my bike or riding the bus. Sometimes all three on the same day. Seattle is pretty good for bike trails but everyone tells me that Portland is tops on the West Coast. Is your commute mostly trail or road? I know what you mean, I broke a spoke on the back wheel of my bike a few weeks ago with about 2 miles to go on a ride. Makes it feel squirrely. Got that fixed and had to readjust the shifters.
Then adjust the seat, then the handlebars seem wrong and so on…
But at least our carbon footprint is small. I’m either in a van pool, on my bike or riding the bus. Sometimes all three on the same day. Seattle is pretty good for bike trails but everyone tells me that Portland is tops on the West Coast. Is your commute mostly trail or road?

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