Just started my new job at Bridgton Academy. My commute is a 2 minute walk. I just got back from walking home for lunch, it feels good to be parking the car. In fact the truck hasn't moved in three days, and likely won't for a bit yet.

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A coworker sent me an article about this program today. It is nothing really new, buying old cars, coverting them to electric or hybrid and then resell them at an elevated price. Not exactly ground breaking. But, they claim that the cost with a late model Corolla bought in bulk can be converted for roughly the price of a brand new vehicle. That is cool.

Regrettably, I've never been to Finland, and definitely do not know the car buying process there, but ass… Continue

So I'm not riding in as much as I want to, but...it is getting less painful. My last ride in was noticably less painful. Even as little as I'm riding, I feel like I'm starting to crest the hump.

Now, I'm in that funny spot. It's still not fun, but it's not as painful. I'm guessing that I have another 2 - 3 weeks before the real progress starts to happen.

Ok, so I apologize, this is arguably the most boring post ever, and is damaging the concept of icommutebetter.org.

So now that Bike to Work week is over, I haven't ridden into work since. It's a bit embarrassing and more than a little foolish, since I actually enjoyed riding in. I'm running into two problems with it. The first is purely mental, at 7am I don't have a burning desire to do much of anything that is more than drink coffee. The second, is a bit more reasonable. When my wife is travelling, I have to find a way to carry my bike on my car. She has a small sedan, which is easy, we have a cheap bike ra… Continue

Here I am, day 2. Sven was kind enough to fix my rear tire - I failed to notice before my morning ride yesterday that the rear tire was rubbing against the frame -, which made the ride a bit easier today.

The legs & the lungs are a bit easier - although more likely than not, that was because of Sven's fix, nothing more -, but as I got on the bike today my posterior reminded me how long it has been since I rode more than 1 day in a row. Rachael described it best, saying that it feels like yo… Continue