Snow to Rain to Snow

This was my ride today. I am reviewing adding studs to my tires. This year has been full of surprises.

With this little of snow however I had no problems. I did have one or two from my staff that did not drive to work because of the snow, and you can see about the same amount of traffic on the Hawthorn Bridge.

riding route is flooded

this is my route in to work. This route is called the Springwater Trail the water is full of sewage so it is far from spring water.

This is the worst flood we have had here in Portland

Seat brackets

One of the issues you will find with a recumbent is the seat because all of your power comes from your seat , and if the seat brackets are not big you have the problems I have in my picture. I fixed this by adding some large washers to my brackets. However this is a temporary fix. I would like to know if there are better solutions

Mass transit

One of the nice things about a SWB (SHORT WHEEL BASE) recumbent is that they fit most mass transit racks, here is my bike on the train.

Locking recumbents

Speaking as someone who has had there bike stolen locking is a art. Everyday I see bikes locked up wrong. There are a number of times I have lock up my bike wrong, that is the reason why it was stolen.

You to understand the type of bike you are locking. A diamond frame bike is different then a recumbent. With a recumbent there is no place to lock it too like a diamond frame, on a diamond frame to lock on the inside of the diamond.

That is why I start with the back wheel one it is one of the more costly parts. Two is I loop it through the seat and them to a rack, tree or pole. On a cable there is not enough room to remove the wheel and there no way to take the wheel off the frame. Every bike is different and is what works for me.

Cleap lights

Ok its getting dark out there and I am sure that most have front and back lights, however from the side these lights are not much help. Because of this is I have added these dumb lights to my tire stems. They are cheap about 8 dollars at walmart. They turn on when the wheels go around, so it is easy to turn them off, and they work real well all of the bikers here are impressed on how much light they give off.

September bike commute stats

last September Month I commuted 19 times out of the 20 days I worked that is about 95 percent of the time. I commuted 215 mile, my goal was 400 this month I was cheating a little by driving in part of the way.

However by biking in I saved over 210 lbs of carbon, and I didn't send 60 dollars off foreign oil. currently not a big deal but a start.