Jun 10, 2008

bikes on board

i've been pretty good about riding my bike in to the oakland office when i can. but the berkeley site has always been slightly more challenging, because it is way high on top of a hill. ok - that is really just an excuse, because they have a shuttle where one could theoretically load one's bike on the rack, and simply bus it to the top. really this is all about my irrational fear of loading my bike on the rack. which translates to embarrassment at not knowing how to do it properly, and being slightly shy and afraid to ask someone for help in the middle of the commuting time crunch. so yeah - i've been too afraid to try.

UNTIL NOW!

i am happy to announce, that i successfully loaded my bike on the bus today. i even found a nice helpful instructional video, in case you've been grappling with similar issues:

http://www.actransit.org/riderinfo/bikes.wu

saving the world one irrational fear at a time. YES WE CAN!
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2 comments:

robin said...

if i had KNOWN that THAT was your issue, i would have biked to the berkeley site with you ages ago.

dont you feel powerful know.

9:09 AM
Anonymous said...

I must admit that I've had the same fear about loading my bike onto the front of a bus--fumbling around while angry passengers wait for me to figure it out. But I haven't had to face it because I never take the bus.

One more thought: Once a week, Shrey, try riding your bike to the top of the hill. It'll suck at first, but after a couple weeks, you'll feel strong. You can do it! --Don

10:06 AM

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