Warner
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I got tired of making excuses for myself (some of which are actually very valid) and finally rode my bike to work today. It’s a 20 mile ride each way. I left my house at 5:34 this morning, not knowing exactly how long it would take to get here. On my route there are two sections of bike path that total about 3 miles where it’s pedaling only (those weren’t too much fun!) so that slowed my average speed a bit. Here’s the good news:
The trip took me 50 minutes total! I pulled in the lot at 6:24 It’s taken me that long in my car when there’s an accident or something. Typically in the car it’s 30 minutes, though.
I made it on less than a tank of gas – less than 20 ounces, so somewhere around 150 mpg.
While cruising about 35 mph down route 72 (Higgins) between Golf and Roselle roads, a cop drove right by me…didn’t even give me a second look.
My headlight system worked really well. I did all sorts of calculations to figure out how long my battery would last before needing to be recharged, but you don’t really know until you TRY it. This time of year I really only need about 15 minutes, but I left it on the whole way, just to test. The light seems just as bright when I got here as it did when I left my house. It’s basically a motorcycle headlight – 55 watts and it REALLY lights up the road. I MIGHT turn it on for the ride home to see if it makes it home….but I don’t really want to completely drain the battery either…that’s not real good for them.
Will I do it again? I don’t know….ask me tomorrow!
Warner
The trip took me 50 minutes total! I pulled in the lot at 6:24 It’s taken me that long in my car when there’s an accident or something. Typically in the car it’s 30 minutes, though.
I made it on less than a tank of gas – less than 20 ounces, so somewhere around 150 mpg.
While cruising about 35 mph down route 72 (Higgins) between Golf and Roselle roads, a cop drove right by me…didn’t even give me a second look.
My headlight system worked really well. I did all sorts of calculations to figure out how long my battery would last before needing to be recharged, but you don’t really know until you TRY it. This time of year I really only need about 15 minutes, but I left it on the whole way, just to test. The light seems just as bright when I got here as it did when I left my house. It’s basically a motorcycle headlight – 55 watts and it REALLY lights up the road. I MIGHT turn it on for the ride home to see if it makes it home….but I don’t really want to completely drain the battery either…that’s not real good for them.
Will I do it again? I don’t know….ask me tomorrow!
Warner
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