bluegoatwoods
Well-Known Member
I'm using my bike for commuting to and from work.
A little while back I went and bought a gallon of fuel. Pulling away I wondered, "When was the last time I bought gas?" It was more than two weeks. So I guessed about three.
After I go to work and come home today I'll have finished three work weeks on this gallon. I'm estimating this (and I might be a bit short) as 144 miles. There's still a bit of fuel in my tank and a bit more in the gas can.
Even with fuel prices as they are I have no need to budget for it. A work week only costs me about 2 bucks.
Can life get any better than this?
2 side issues; last night a guy at work asked me about my bike. He said he had a bicycle and he was getting very sick of spending so much money to drive to work. I got the feeling he was serious. So I wrote down this web address. We might see him around.
I got my lights set up just this past Saturday. Just in time. Heavy rain (very heavy, poor visibility) Saturday and Sunday. Heavy fog this morning. My lights are two 55 watt automotive aftermarket lights. Rear is an automotive LED tail light. Dont' know the wattage, but it's not much. I could tell than no one had any trouble seeing me in the fog this morning. The whole thing is powered by a 14 amp/hr ATV battery. On board, auto-shutoff battery charger. Plug it in when I get home and it charges while I sleep. And added benefit; spliced in a cigarette lighter socket. Now a 12 volt air compressor will take care of flats for me. Just this morning I checked air pressure. A bit low. So I aired them up in a flash without needing any help from anyone.
Life just keeps getting better and better.
Happy riding!
A little while back I went and bought a gallon of fuel. Pulling away I wondered, "When was the last time I bought gas?" It was more than two weeks. So I guessed about three.
After I go to work and come home today I'll have finished three work weeks on this gallon. I'm estimating this (and I might be a bit short) as 144 miles. There's still a bit of fuel in my tank and a bit more in the gas can.
Even with fuel prices as they are I have no need to budget for it. A work week only costs me about 2 bucks.
Can life get any better than this?
2 side issues; last night a guy at work asked me about my bike. He said he had a bicycle and he was getting very sick of spending so much money to drive to work. I got the feeling he was serious. So I wrote down this web address. We might see him around.
I got my lights set up just this past Saturday. Just in time. Heavy rain (very heavy, poor visibility) Saturday and Sunday. Heavy fog this morning. My lights are two 55 watt automotive aftermarket lights. Rear is an automotive LED tail light. Dont' know the wattage, but it's not much. I could tell than no one had any trouble seeing me in the fog this morning. The whole thing is powered by a 14 amp/hr ATV battery. On board, auto-shutoff battery charger. Plug it in when I get home and it charges while I sleep. And added benefit; spliced in a cigarette lighter socket. Now a 12 volt air compressor will take care of flats for me. Just this morning I checked air pressure. A bit low. So I aired them up in a flash without needing any help from anyone.
Life just keeps getting better and better.
Happy riding!