Tour de Fat's Car For Bike Trade Blog
WHAT IS THE CAR/BIKE TRADE?
It's when one fortunate soul hands over their car, title and keys to the Tour de Fat altar in exchange for a bike. Not just any bike, a New Belgium, fully-loaded, hand-crafted, Fort Collins-built commuter bike. There's 13 Tour de Fat stops - surely one near you - and that's 13 car/bike trade opportunities. It's about weaning yourself off the petroleum teat. It's about becoming a better, sexier person. It's about rediscovering the cultural thrill of public transportation. One year's time is the minimum commitment – commuting is your sentence.
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Link reblogged from dear bicycle
My carless year is almost over, which seems totally insane. I am starting to get questions about my future transit plans, though I can’t really understand why anything would change. I am totally annoyed the idea of with needing a car, and have done pretty well without one. And truthfully, most of…
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Photo reblogged from dear bicycle
My friend Evan emailed me this beauty. I can’t figure out the original owner of the photo in the interwebs but I am happy to cite it if y’all know.
But seriously. I would flip out if my coffee was like this one.
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Photoset reblogged from dear bicycle
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Link reblogged from Following My Folly
…a moist & succulent bad ass nonetheless!
Last night I checked the weather before my morning commute, then I shook the Magic 8 Ball. “Better not tell you now”, it read. and the numbers weren’t lying.
It started with a 60% chance of rain (big numbers here in SoCal) and 100% chance it’d be a bit…
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Link reblogged from Of Bikes and Beers
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Photo reblogged from Tomsbikeblog
I got a flat on the way to work today. Out in the middle of nowhere. I pulled over and stared at my back tire and wondered why I didn’t have a spare tire or patch kit or a wrench or a pump anything in case this happens. Then it started raining. Right on queue. I swear I heard a trombone go “wha wha”. My fault. It seemed kind of funny to me so I started laughing. Why does a person laughing by themselves look kind of crazy?
Anyway, I schlubbed my bike to the nearest bus stop and took the bus to the trolly station where I have a bike locker. Took the trolly to work and wasn’t really that late.
I told someone at work and they said “I bet you wish you still had your car”.
I said “No”.
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Photo reblogged from Tomsbikeblog
I thought that I would lose a few pounds by biking to work daily. I just realized why this hasn’t happened. My route to work goes right past this bakery. Hans and Harry’s. This place is like a magnet for my bike.
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Post reblogged from AustinGreenGo.com "just a gringo-going green!"It was a big plunge to trade my car for a bike and make it all happen, and here are six things I don’t have to worry about anymore since I gave up my vehicle… #1 Stopping For Gas…
Stopping to pay for gas is now a thing of the past. At $3.39 per gallon, I… -
Photoset reblogged from dear bicycle
We really did try. I put together the trailer and read all the instructions on how it stays closed and safe for 2 kids(!!) but she hated it. As in, her eyes got all red and she was shaking and, more importantly, she kept opening the front flap. I don’t think she would actually escape but it just felt unsafe. It seems it would be better if she had a harness.
So, annoyingly, we moved our vet appointment to later in the afternoon. And we’ll have to walk. She doesn’t understand that walking almost 3 miles is WAY more tedious than riding in the trailer.
We’ll have to try again some other time.
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Post reblogged from AustinGreenGo.com "just a gringo-going green!"Car vs Bike Issues in Austin and how BikeAustin.org is here to help…
STOP BLAMING THE VICTIM!!!… a guy yells from the crowd at a Bike Rally at the State Capitol in Downtown Austin, as the Chief of Police – Art Acevedoaddresses a recent accident involving…
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Photo reblogged from !Ride On Unicornio!
Tried to kill myself on the first mountain run today. Cracked the back of my helmet all the way through & brokeback mountain has more meanings now than ever. #stillnotdead
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Waterproof panniers mean all 70 of the midterms I have to grade made it home dry. Unfortunately, they don’t grade themselves.
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Post reblogged from AustinGreenGo.com "just a gringo-going green!"Finding Business Partners and Co-founders on my bike in Austin’s Start-up Scene Can Be a Real Adventure…
Well, if you ditch your car anyway. Otherwise, it’s just a typical everyday traffic congestion trying to get anywhere.Yep, I’m having fun without a…
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Photo reblogged from Tomsbikeblog
I did it! I picked up my new bike from PEDEGO Coronado. The guys at the PEDEGO store had the bike all ready for me and added a bunch of extras like panniers, a tire pump and an alarm. Yes, alarm. They also pledged their support of my journey over the next year and will be providing any maintenance or repairs if needed. I completely appreciate that kind of thing. Took the Coronado ferry back to downtown San Diego so I could experience the bike ride home from work. I work downtown. I felt like everyone on the ferry knew that I had traded my car for a bike. It was understood. No need to talk about it.
My goal was to make it home in an hour. I made it home in an hour. It worked. The electric assist feature is magic. It did exactly what I wanted it to do, assist me on the hills. I need to fine tune my route a bit but am confident that I made the right decision to trade my car.
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Link reblogged from Tomsbikeblog
I have been obsessed with choosing the right bike. I am a frequent bike rider but not a bike commuter. I want to be a bike commuter. I live 17 hilly miles from work. I don’t have the time or stamina to make this trek twice a day. Here’s my plan. Electric bike. E-bike. Ever tried one? I did a few…
