I did have a deer encounter last year. He was trying to cross the road and apparently didn'tknow about bikes. I could have reached out and smacked it! I yelled...
Hi all, just wanted to address the recent changeover to a group here on Yahoo!. As you all must have noticed, the reason this happened in the first place is...
Wow!!! These last two days have been brutal riding to work in the morning. 5 below zero yesterday with a wind chill of -20, and 15 mph head winds!! On top...
Hey, we're a Group now. I still have a few unconverted Clubs, but not many. I got the nomination for the Bicycle Asvisory Committee and I'm in. My first...
Congratulations! Next step - world domination! No, not really. I'm pretty sure I'll be running for State legislature in my district. I don't know what my...
What's new at www.BikeCommute.com We are opening a sister site www.runyet.com for runners (yes, we will have a runners registry) Stop by for a sneak peak...
Anyone from Seattle here? I'm sure there's a few people here who commute on rainy days somewhere (probably in freezing rain, too). Anyway, I'm considering...
Marc, I wasn't happy about the forced conversion to Y-Groups and much preffered the look and feel of 'Clubs'. The intrusive ads finally made me go for the...
I'm very happy here on Yahoo groups, I actually prefer it to Clubs. I had already begun deleting my Yahoo Clubs and restarting them as Groups when the big...
Hey Nigel! Thanks for the tip on the other "groups" site. I've checked it out and decided to just keep everything the way it is here in Yahoo! groups. I'm...
Marc, Bikecommute.com isn't mine!! Though it looks pretty cool. No..the only other cycling website i've got is http://www.rookieracing.com which is currently...
Hi bicycle commuters, I am John Meacham, I run the website www.bikecommute.com If you have not visited us in a while, check us out. This last weekend I gave...
John, sorry to hear about your employment woes. Have you considered working as a messenger? I'm logging over a thousand miles a month doing it here in...
Hey all, just thought you'd enjoy this excerpt from my online journal about an encounter I had yesterday: I was going west on West End Ave., when they passed...
Bicycle Commuters FYI Yahoo has made a sneaky change to everybody's Yahoo Marketing Preferences, the result of which is and will be a load of spam. They have ...
Wow...that is sneaky, thanks John. On a related note, someone figured out how to get pop-up ads to pop up even if I don't have any instances of explorer...
marc, and bikecommute members. You will get popup adds without a browser running if you are running some programs like on line chat sessions or buddy lists. On...
Hi, I'm a novice bike commuter in Milwaukee, WI. I just bought a Trek 7500FX, which is really speedy compared to my old bike (Specialized Rockhopper). I have a...
Anyone commute on a recumbent? What are the pros and cons from those who have done it. Please, no non- or anti-recumbent opinions that lack experience. I've...
I don't commute on a 'bent, in fact, I've never ridden one. I don't consider myself as having a firm opinion on the matter. But as invisible to the average...
I second that...I wasn't going to respond since I've never ridden one either, but that is exactly why I haven't. There are times when I do in fact seem...
Hey guys/gals.... I think its kind of funny I found this list..... My name is Josh. I am 28 and live in North Jersey. I got out of the Army about 1 1/2 years...
Sounds like you got a decent deal there! I was looking into that very bike myself. Looks like a good ride. I am going to put new tires on my gary fisher...
nice bike and gear for the price. time... I did 6 miles in about 1/2 hour with mild hills. Average 12mph, hit 18 on the speed zone (This is your speed:) ;) ...
This weekend I am taking my commute bike south of the border to ride in the Rosarito to Ensenada 50 mile bike ride. I have never been to one, but, I understand...
