It all started with a bike rack. A $20 cheapo find on Craigslist, the sole remnant of a cruiser bike stolen from some dude's apartment in the West End of Nashville. After a failed attempt at home installation, I took the rack to MOAB along with my Trek Navigator and had it modified and installed for $15. Suddenly, a realization hit me - maybe I can commute to work some this year.
Then Google maps came in to play. After playing with the route, I found a safe, 3.9 mile residential path between my apartment and Siegel Middle School. A new resolve was born - I will attempt to commute to work for 25% of the school year. That's 45 days, 360 miles, 14.4 gallons of gasoline saved, $50 extra dollars in my pocket, and hopefully an inch or two off of my spare tire. Maybe 25% is a little low for a goal, but I gotta start somewhere, and I hope to exceed it.
So this blog will be about new challenges, my adventures on the road, and the day-to-day grind of a first-time bicycle commuter. Check back on me, and maybe I'll see you on the road.
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