Bike continued
Jul. 2nd, 2018 01:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kay_gmdI wanted to clarify that I have a lot of bike stuff. That's mostly because I've had several runs at doing the bike commute, and haven't gotten rid of anything. The last attempt ended when I got pregnant enough that I had to stop.
I don't think I need all the stuff I'm using, and will probably streamline, but I may let it all linger since I have it. Like right now I have 2 bags, and I absolutely don't need that much carrying capacity, but they stay on better with both on.
This time of year I like being able to change into shorts because the afternoons are hot.
When I get in to work I mix up a protein drink (I have skipped this, and I tend to end up eating a lot more if I don't). I'm both not picky, and lazy, so this is a scoop of the protein powder that was cheap at Costco mixed with my current drink (usually this is coffee (I love Kosh's coffee making habit), but can be water with or without flavoring. I've had some trouble if the drink is fresh out of the water heater, but if it's cool enough that I'm willing to drink it I can get a good mix.
Then I sit in front of my computer with occasional walking to meetings, or the printer.
On the way home it always takes a little longer. Part of this is heat, and general wind trends, but a significant part of this is that I have more traffic interaction in the beginning, which makes it feel like I'm not going as fast, and that makes it harder to get excited about speed. I'm hoping recognizing this trend will help me get over that bit.
I'm still working on getting up my speed (or really dropping the time it takes) I'm at 50-55 minute on the seat plus 5-10 minute getting the bike and me going, and parking. I'd like to drop 10-15 minutes off that. I need to tweak my routine to get going, but I'd also like to get up to 30 kph I'm at about 24 kph, so it may be more than is reasonable, but I'm going to ship at it for a while.
I don't think I need all the stuff I'm using, and will probably streamline, but I may let it all linger since I have it. Like right now I have 2 bags, and I absolutely don't need that much carrying capacity, but they stay on better with both on.
This time of year I like being able to change into shorts because the afternoons are hot.
When I get in to work I mix up a protein drink (I have skipped this, and I tend to end up eating a lot more if I don't). I'm both not picky, and lazy, so this is a scoop of the protein powder that was cheap at Costco mixed with my current drink (usually this is coffee (I love Kosh's coffee making habit), but can be water with or without flavoring. I've had some trouble if the drink is fresh out of the water heater, but if it's cool enough that I'm willing to drink it I can get a good mix.
Then I sit in front of my computer with occasional walking to meetings, or the printer.
On the way home it always takes a little longer. Part of this is heat, and general wind trends, but a significant part of this is that I have more traffic interaction in the beginning, which makes it feel like I'm not going as fast, and that makes it harder to get excited about speed. I'm hoping recognizing this trend will help me get over that bit.
I'm still working on getting up my speed (or really dropping the time it takes) I'm at 50-55 minute on the seat plus 5-10 minute getting the bike and me going, and parking. I'd like to drop 10-15 minutes off that. I need to tweak my routine to get going, but I'd also like to get up to 30 kph I'm at about 24 kph, so it may be more than is reasonable, but I'm going to ship at it for a while.