Fastest Time So Far... and I'm Bushed!

Just finished my best commuting time of about 52 minutes! (while biking into a south east wind) I rode over the weekend on the valley trail that runs through Sagamore Hills to Valley View. I'm estimating this is about a 25 mile round trip ride from home. It seems to have helped my leg strength for longer endurance.

I credit much of the motivation to watching the Olympics over the past two weeks. It's inspiring to see people giving it there all for the USA.

Google Maps of Bike Routes

Found a very cool site called Bikely that lets you search and post bike routes from all over the world. Enjoy! I've been looking for a site like this one for a while.

Governor Granholm Riding Bike to Work

Michigan's governor Granholm is making alternative transportation a priority for the state. A lot of the move is to save money for Michigan residents.

More Electric Bikes

Found this interesting company that builds electric bikes. Although they are a bit pricey, they look very cool and fun to ride. Below is a peek at their promotional video. A bit cheesy!

Biking Update

Even though I have skipped a few days of logging my travels, I'm still going about once a week. I hope to bike tomorrow, which will meet my two day a week goal. I have noticed some fatigue in my knees, but I have helped tackle this by taking it slow and using my gears more. I've got my timing down to avoid traffic, but the daylight is starting to shift on me. It's darker when I leave in the AM and getting darker when leave in the PM. I'm hoping to continue this until it drops below 50 degrees in the morning. This should give me at least a few more weeks of travel.

My Route

As you can see, my bike route covers a good portion of north east ohio. Made great progress on this week's ride Thursday. My best time yet of about 55 minutes. My goal is to get to 45 min in the morning. A normal car commute on route 271 is around 35 minutes.

Electric Bike from Yamaha

A colleague sent me this link to an electric bike from Yamaha. Cool bike! Another example of a bike with a helper motor, this one being more eco-friendly than the gas bike from a previous post.