http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2992 Great job, man. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:02:19 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2992 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2991 So my final comment on Bike to work month, until next may. I guess I should be proud of myself, despite sickness and theft of my new roadie I still managed to put in a total of 490.6 miles and made 16.5 round trips to work, this ranks me at 254 out of 11000ish total riders. I think I roughly calculated I burned 35000 calories but didn't actually lost much weight. It was good, and I'm looking forward to it next year. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) The Sporting Life Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:00:48 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2991 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2900 I bought a bike rack for my bike at REI this weekend! Yay sale! Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) The Sporting Life Mon, 23 May 2011 15:16:29 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2900 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2898 Yeah, as for me, I had no such option. I hope you the best, good sir. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) The Sporting Life Mon, 23 May 2011 14:43:24 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2898 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2895 Yes I remember that day as well, it was a sad one since your bike really was how you got around. I get to see what insurance can do for me now, I had about 500 in extras on the bike when all was counted up not to mention base cost on the bike... and having to pay sales tax. Damn, maybe I'm getting my replacement down in Oregon. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) The Sporting Life Mon, 23 May 2011 14:28:19 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2895 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2887 That bloooooows man. Getting your bike stolen is the worst. I'll always remember my Giant. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) The Sporting Life Mon, 23 May 2011 13:32:20 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2887 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2885 :( Really sorry to hear that, man. If somebody stole my bike, cheap though it may be, I'd probably feel worse about it than when they stole my Explorer in Phoenix. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Mon, 23 May 2011 12:52:05 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2885 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2884 Bike to work day.... get bike stolen the next day. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) The Sporting Life Mon, 23 May 2011 12:38:44 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2884 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2882 I bought a bike on Bike to Work Day. Does that count as participating? 15% off full price bikes at REI during the anniversary sale! norwaygirl@idkfa.com (norwaygirl) The Sporting Life Sat, 21 May 2011 15:03:20 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2882 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2881 me too...sort of. I rode into work about 1330 and then went to FFFFF with Kristen, Mike & and Rach. Bike to work day is better a) when you get to sleep in and b) when you can put your bike in the back of Kristen's car and not ride home... The bacon station wasn't there at 1pm?!?! What the heck!? akarmybrat@idkfa.com (akarmybrat) The Sporting Life Sat, 21 May 2011 00:43:17 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2881 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2880 Good job man. Shame you missed out on the bacon station though, not that chester creek was at all on your way if you were heading into work direct. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) The Sporting Life Fri, 20 May 2011 20:09:19 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2880 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2879 "Don't... don't be a shit in my cut." kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Fri, 20 May 2011 17:31:30 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2879 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2878 LOL. My translation of this conversation: J: "I biked to work today..." D: "Thats nice. I didn't hit anyone biking to work today." J: "Thanks. FOR SHITTING ON MY PARADE." This is what's transpired in my mind. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) The Sporting Life Fri, 20 May 2011 15:25:50 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2878 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2877 Thanks. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Fri, 20 May 2011 14:30:46 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2877 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2876 I didn't hit any bicyclists today. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) The Sporting Life Fri, 20 May 2011 14:17:35 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2876 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2875 Well, I participated in Bike to Work day. Really, it was more "wake up 45 minutes late, shower, cram down 3/4 cup of Cheerios for breakfast, put on your too-thin AT&T Bike to Work Day 2011 t-shirt" and then bike to work day. I regret not being able to stop by the bacon station. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Fri, 20 May 2011 13:19:44 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2875 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2771 MMM.. I don't even think we have a bike rack yet on this side of the complex do we? And don't forget the stretchy band thingy we got. They care. Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) The Sporting Life Thu, 05 May 2011 18:35:32 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2771 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2770 Awesome. And maybe next year they'll have more backpack-friendly prizes. Or maybe they'll just stick with gift certificates. I really wish AT&T had some sort of a club for this, or maybe a "biggest losers" type program. Being self-insured, you'd think they'd find a way to incentivize healthy practices, rather than just spam us links to Word documents about eating better.group for biking. Or really any group for doing anything active other than sending us non-functioning pedometers. Eh, be the change you want to see in the world, I guess. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Thu, 05 May 2011 17:23:34 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2770 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2769 My own "Shit no one Cares about", maybe. I signed up to be the captain of one of the teams at work partly because I ride more than most people and partly because of the free shit. I got a free shirt the other day which is ok, but the best was last night when the organizers got half of the pike place brewery and the captains got free beer. There was also a raffle last night, which I found odd due to some of the prizes. The bigger prizes were multi item affairs like a bike rack, panniers, and a helmet. While all that shit would have been pretty cool to win, the people there were all bike commuters... who biked there... and because they were commuters most already had a rack, and panniers, and of course a helmet all of which they were currently carrying or had hooked to their bikes. So for every person I saw win there was first the elation of winning something, then the awwww shit look of how do I get this stuff home. In the bike lock up there was a lot of tying shit down with twine I happened to have grabbed a free hat that was tossed into the crowd. Its a nice looking hat of the typical cycling douschbag type. Upon wearing it, I suddenly felt emboldened with my new cyclodousch hat, though that may also have been the three pints of stout. In the future I have to remember to not weave between the cars stuck in traffic, and be a little patient with red lights even if no one is coming from the opposite direction. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) The Sporting Life Thu, 05 May 2011 17:15:28 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2769 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2763 My family drove the Dempster (Canada's Haul Road) in 2009 - made it to Inuvik and back without any vehicle issues. I took a tire repair kit and whatnot, and thankfully didn't have to use anything. The mosquitoes were horrendous, but otherwise it was a beautiful, long drive at the edge of the world. Green Man@idkfa.com (Green Man) The Sporting Life Tue, 03 May 2011 14:32:43 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2763 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2762 I have always wanted to do something like that. I've heard two things about that drive, that it is fantastic a beautiful and that it will destroy your vehicle. Someday... MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) The Sporting Life Tue, 03 May 2011 11:22:39 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2762 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2761 sadly no unicycles. I could spend an entire R&R riding the haul road...but only if COP flies my bike from Alpine to Deadhorse...hmmm. Someday I am going to fly home, pick up some peeps and drive the haul road back to deadhorse. There is supposed to be fantastic hiking and such. Then I'll fly Deadhorse to Alpine and come back to work and my peeps can drive my truck home. :D akarmybrat@idkfa.com (akarmybrat) The Sporting Life Mon, 02 May 2011 21:17:58 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2761 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2754 The Long Commute Green Man@idkfa.com (Green Man) The Sporting Life Mon, 02 May 2011 14:43:47 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2754 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2753 No bicycles eh? Any rules about unicycles? Or you could just spend your entire time off riding the haul road. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) The Sporting Life Mon, 02 May 2011 14:30:14 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2753 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2751 Sadly, they don't allow bikes on the slope. And it's a whopping 250 steps from my bedroom to my office...I walk EVERYDAY! That said, I put just shy of 100 miles on the bike in the week I was home...hopefully there will be many many more miles this summer! akarmybrat@idkfa.com (akarmybrat) The Sporting Life Mon, 02 May 2011 14:18:11 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2751 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2750 Bicycle rights!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3nMnr8ZirI kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Mon, 02 May 2011 13:04:08 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2750 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2749 Fuck that. Ride like a shark, sharks don't have necks and never look back! MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) The Sporting Life Mon, 02 May 2011 12:58:08 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2749 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2748 Additionally, if you don't bike, please look both ways, particularly when coming to a stop or otherwise driving through a bike or pedestrian path. If you thought bikers were bad about coming out of nowhere before, we're everywhere now. Everywhere. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Mon, 02 May 2011 12:20:33 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2748 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2747 Today is the start of bike to work month. Give it a try even if its only a couple of days a week or even a couple of days a month. I personally am using this month to drop my warm fatty winter coat. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) The Sporting Life Mon, 02 May 2011 12:14:09 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2747&msg_id=2747