Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 13:57:21 -0600
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From: bueses <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: Local gas prices
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on 4/23/06 10:44 AM, wheelierider at iridewheelies@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:
>> Ok not stop consuming it altogether, but consume it less. Gas
>> consumption across North America didn't go down last year. But it
>> could have. If think if the price of gas were really a burden we
>> would have seen consumption go down, if only for discretionary things
>> like driving holidays etc. But that didn't happen.
>>
>> Just like you say - better mileage is part of the answer. Maybe
>> you're doing all that you can do, maybe we can do more. I switched
>> to a smaller car and make the effort now to carpool more. Most of us
>> can do a little better here and there. Longer term solutions like
>> better land use planning will take time. But we gotta do something
>> right? What else can you do?
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>
> I know I live in San Diego and we don't have to deal with the weather too
> much but I am able to do about 90% of what I need to do on my bicycle. I am
> sure many of the european list members do also. It gets great milage and
> has very low emmissions, unless I have Mexican food for lunch. I ride an
> early 90's mtn bike with fenders and slick tires for my commute. Add a
> couple of grocery bag panniers and I can carry a week's worth of food home
> from the store no problem. I feel much less stress riding than driving on
> the urban streets around where I live. I save some money and get some
> exercise at the same time. Plus, I don't feel so bad using a few tanks of
> gas on the weekend once a month to go camping when I don't hardly drive it
> at all during the week.
>
> Bike companies like Breezer and Burly make excellent products for commuters
>
> www.breezerbikes.com www.burley.com
>
> Lee
I ride a Breezer as my office bike-ride it almost every day rain or snow
around downtown Salt Lake City. They look very unassuming, sorta nerd
bikes, but I highly recommend them in the same way as VW buses & Macs!
Unless you know your bikes, they don't look worth stealing, w/ full fenders,
bike rack, dynamo powered lights, bell, 8 speed internal digital shifter,
bigger street tires, built in rear wheel lock, etc. WTF.
Tom-is it still Friday?
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