BICYCLE

I started riding my bike to work today. Believer it or not, it is quicker for me to ride tyhe .73 miles to work than it is for me to drive and park. That's almost 3 miles of bike riding per day. I must say, it's very nice riding to work despite the fact I prolly look ridiculous in my suit on a very aggressive mountain bike (see Appendix A).

One of my superiors at the company saw me pulling up to the office as I was returning for lunch. We shared the elevator together.

Superior: "So you ride your bike to work?"
Me: "Yeah. Is that funny?"
Superior: "Kind of. Where do you live?"
Me: "Eight blocks away."
Superior: "I'd ride my bike to work if I could."
Me: "Why, where do you live?"
Superior: "Marina Del Rey."
Me: "Yeah, that prolly wouldn't work so much."

That was it. He got off on 2.

Yeah, so people have been making fun of me for riding my bike to work now. Seriously though, it's so much better than driving.
1. Save a little bit of money.
2. It's quicker than driving (took me 4 minutes today coming back from lunch and I was not pedaling hard).
3. The ride wakes me up in the morning.
4. It makes me seem "eco-friendly" to my peers at work.
5. Sight gag.
6. Instead of parking on P5, I park practically at the entrance of my building. Essentially I park closer than the presidents of my company (so what if they are driving Aston Martins and I'm pedaling a Cannondale. Cannondales are the Aston's of two wheel, human-powered transportation).

Although my bike is very futuristic looking, it is almost 10 years old. I bought it when I was 15 and working at Bikes and Blades in Chatham as a bike mechanic. I put it together myself. Got the frame discounted. I had an older Cannondale which I bought some Rock Shox Judy XC for and switched the fork over. Bought some carbon fiber Spin wheels. New tires. New grips. Overall, pretty badass bike for 15 year old and I paid for it all myself. How ya like me now?!