tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83867821972072788542011-04-21T21:22:39.472-04:00A part time journal of my bike commuting experiencesLonely Bike Rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516401757000992073noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386782197207278854.post-86045242861850412412008-09-21T13:37:00.004-04:002008-09-21T13:49:15.175-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D7pHkQxDo5A/SNaI-cHMdKI/AAAAAAAABwE/wCcH7JZ7rDI/s1600-h/lh-flatwoods.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248533022026527906" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D7pHkQxDo5A/SNaI-cHMdKI/AAAAAAAABwE/wCcH7JZ7rDI/s400/lh-flatwoods.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Went to <a href="http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/lh-flatwoods.html">Flatwoods Park</a> for the first time today. It was perfect. It was great to see all types of bikers out early on a Sunday. Thanks to L and J for not pedaling too fast! We made three loops and then hit <a href="https://www.dunkindonuts.com/aboutus/store/PrxDriveInput.aspx?txtName=Dunkin+Donuts&amp;txtAddress=18003+Highwoods+Preserve+Pkwy&amp;txtAddress2=&amp;txtCity=Tampa&amp;selStateProvince=FL&amp;txtPostalCode=33647&amp;hdnLatitude=28.129517&amp;hdnLongitude=-82.366926&amp;hdnType=ByLocation&amp;rdoUnit=Mi&amp;txtDistance=25&amp;txtphone=813-971-7547&amp;icon=3&amp;pageresults=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dunkindonuts.com%2Faboutus%2Fstore%2FResults.aspx%3FhdnLatitude%3D28.0164%26hdnLongitude%3D-82.4566%26hdnType%3DByLocation%26rdoUnit%3DMi%26txtPostalCode%3D33604%26txtAddress%3D%26txtAddress2%3D%26txtCity%3D%26selStateProvince%3D%26selCountry%3DNN%26txtDistance%3D10%26txtMatchesperPage%3D5">Dunkin Donuts</a> for a free one <a href="http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070404&amp;content_id=1879443&amp;vkey=pr_tb&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=tb">courtesy</a> of the <a href="http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=tb">Rays</a>.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8386782197207278854-8604524286185041241?l=lonelybikerack.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>garnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386782197207278854.post-46981164693562418802008-09-15T08:48:00.008-04:002008-09-15T08:54:31.349-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_D7pHkQxDo5A/SM5Zr1OfRtI/AAAAAAAABv8/Fc7Fd6Vxrj4/s1600-h/logo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246229225490302674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_D7pHkQxDo5A/SM5Zr1OfRtI/AAAAAAAABv8/Fc7Fd6Vxrj4/s400/logo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Please take time to help <a href="http://www.milesforhope.org/">them</a> out with this <a href="http://www.milesforhope.org/tumors.html">cause</a>. It will take place on September 20, 2008 at the <a href="http://www.clearwater-fl.com/gov/depts/parksrec/facilities/jdsc.asp">Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex</a>, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=2450+Drew+St,+Clearwater,+Florida&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=66.964699,66.796875&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=27.96937,-82.73572&amp;spn=0.009324,0.008154&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=addr">2450 Drew St, Clearwater, Florida</a>.<br /><br />Bike Tour 100, 50, or 10k<br />Family Ride 10k<br />Lunch for Registered Riders<br />Raffles and Valuable Prizes<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8386782197207278854-4698116469356241880?l=lonelybikerack.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>garnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386782197207278854.post-46694963561169341652008-09-09T21:21:00.002-04:002008-09-12T15:49:39.585-04:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D7pHkQxDo5A/SMrHZ9Jd0hI/AAAAAAAABvk/GZ2zQ96OZ84/s1600-h/bike_lane.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245223964751286802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D7pHkQxDo5A/SMrHZ9Jd0hI/AAAAAAAABvk/GZ2zQ96OZ84/s400/bike_lane.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>When I <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_1">started</a> commuting my <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&amp;saddr=N+Dexter+Ave+%26+W+Henry+Ave,+Tampa,+FL+33604&amp;daddr=N+Highland+Ave+to:River+Blvd+to:W+Violet+St+to:N+Tampa+St+to:27.962376,-82.449431&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=%3BFcAuqwEdjboV-w%3BFSguqwEdI7EV-w%3BFXoaqwEdlLoV-w%3BFZ6rqgEd_r4V-w%3B&amp;mra=dme&amp;mrcr=0&amp;mrsp=5&amp;sz=15&amp;via=1,2,3,4&amp;sll=27.968403,-82.45544&amp;sspn=0.029716,0.038452&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=27.979319,-82.458401&amp;spn=0.059426,0.076904&amp;z=14">ride</a> was around 22 minutes. Now it is under 18. I am not out there trying to kill it, but something inside says "you can do it faster". I try to justify it by saying you can slow down on the <a href="http://www.seminoleheightsbicycleclub.com/rides.html">weekend rides</a>.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8386782197207278854-4669496356116934165?l=lonelybikerack.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>garnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386782197207278854.post-78599886861205213502008-09-03T12:24:00.007-04:002008-09-15T18:19:42.488-04:00Looking at <a href="http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/road/2268/32201/">Giant FCR3</a>, <a href="http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?spid=32215">Specialized Sirrus</a> and <a href="http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/bike_path/fx/73fx/">Trek FX7.3</a>. Any pros or cons?<br /><div></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D7pHkQxDo5A/SMwbieteuSI/AAAAAAAABv0/nbN8-TUMOyg/s1600-h/Giant_FCR3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245597945153108258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D7pHkQxDo5A/SMwbieteuSI/AAAAAAAABv0/nbN8-TUMOyg/s400/Giant_FCR3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D7pHkQxDo5A/SL66XByQd_I/AAAAAAAABvE/LIkCYVW1U1E/s1600-h/Giant_FCR3.jpg"></a></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D7pHkQxDo5A/SL66fFHpQvI/AAAAAAAABvM/ottRjE-qaks/s1600-h/Specialized_Sirrus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241832059418788594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D7pHkQxDo5A/SL66fFHpQvI/AAAAAAAABvM/ottRjE-qaks/s400/Specialized_Sirrus.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D7pHkQxDo5A/SL67h83o_SI/AAAAAAAABvc/qHVhXS9qt7I/s1600-h/Trek_FX_73.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241833208255413538" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D7pHkQxDo5A/SL67h83o_SI/AAAAAAAABvc/qHVhXS9qt7I/s400/Trek_FX_73.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8386782197207278854-7859988686120521350?l=lonelybikerack.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>garnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386782197207278854.post-2339915532801212972008-08-26T23:10:00.007-04:002008-08-26T23:28:58.134-04:00<a href="http://alansnel.blogspot.com/">Alan Snel</a> might be on to something <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-613-Cycling-Examiner~y2008m8d25-When-Baseball-and-Donuts-Collide-With-Bicycles-and-Promotions">here</a>!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D7pHkQxDo5A/SLTJxsjbkOI/AAAAAAAABu8/dKlEPM9-REg/s1600-h/donut_bike1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239034122149269730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D7pHkQxDo5A/SLTJxsjbkOI/AAAAAAAABu8/dKlEPM9-REg/s400/donut_bike1.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8386782197207278854-233991553280121297?l=lonelybikerack.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>garnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386782197207278854.post-56605149028162469982008-07-01T06:30:00.001-04:002008-07-15T07:54:37.745-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-YrJXBhhues/SHyPpXq8OQI/AAAAAAAAAAM/CP5s2GqNCUo/s1600-h/2008_Bike+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223207608734464258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-YrJXBhhues/SHyPpXq8OQI/AAAAAAAAAAM/CP5s2GqNCUo/s320/2008_Bike+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8386782197207278854-5660514902816246998?l=lonelybikerack.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lonely Bike Rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516401757000992073noreply@blogger.com0