Do you ride a bike?

[taco.vidal]

Theres lots of talk about biking in various threads in here.

Im curious about how much biking CPErs do?
If this was a poll, this would be some possible options.

-never rode a bike. Dont know how to ride a bike
-biked as a kid. Havent been on a bike in years
-own a bike. go for a spin with the family once in a while in the pathways
-ride every weekend out in the mountains or on the road
-commute daily

Myself, bikes have played a big part of my life and now in my families life. Biked a ton as a kid including some racing, now I bike commute a bit, still dabble in racing on and offroad, and do some family type rides for leisure.

[CroFlames]

I would love to bike to work if I didn't turn into a sweaty ass mess when I arrived.

[Fuzz]

-ride every weekend out in the mountains or on the road
-commute daily

Own 3 bikes.

[AcGold]

Call me crazy but....
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...06340&page=184

[TheScorpion]

I ride my bike all the time. It's a lot of fun.

[worth]

Commute often, not quite daily yet but would like to. I have one really good touring bike that I use for everything.

[calgarygeologist]

I biked as a kid because when you are young that is obviously your only form of personal transportation. Now I don't own a bike. I tried biking to the office a few years ago but I just didn't like it. I've been thinking about getting a bike (I was hoping to get the one that greenlantern was selling) to ride around with my kids but I'm no hurry.

[rotten42]

I ride about 75 kms a week but don't ride to work. I used to ride a lot in my early twenties. I gave it up for a while but took it up again during my divorce. It saved my mental health during those times. Better to be on a bike seat than a bar stool.

[Bigtime]

I'm bike commuting 4 days a week right now. Averaging about 70km per week.

I'm relatively fair weather so will probably stop once it starts getting frosty out again. Started commuting in April with how nice it got.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

I own 3 bikes for no particular reason. I should definitely sell one, because the bike rack in my man cave only holds two. I ride bike paths mostly, commute occasionally, though honestly I barely have this year because if I'm leaving work there's likely to either be a thunderstorm or it'll be pitch black.

[Winsor_Pilates]

I haven't rode in a few years and am looking to buy a new bike now to get back into it.

My wife is one of those rare humans who has never ridden a bike. I didn't think that was possible before I met her; especially for someone who grew up in Victoria.

[cracher]

Yes. Have more bikes than non-rainy afternoons in July.

Mountain riding only now. Road is too scary to ride. The relief that came will selling my road bike was immense.

[Bunk]

Commute 1-2 days a week, ride with family 1-2 times a week for fun.

[Otto-matic]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

I would love to bike to work if I didn't turn into a sweaty ass mess when I arrived.

This is the reason why I've stopped biking to work, we don't have showers in my building so I rather not be sweaty all day.

If we had showers or access to the showers in the gym that's in our building, I'd probably bike more.

[KTrain]

I commute at least couple times a week from McKenzie Towne to the Saddledome area. Only when the weather isn't terrible or when I don't have meetings. There's no shower at the office but it's actually not that bad.

Other than that I try to ride at least 100km a week.

[Redliner]

I ride as often as I can. The amount I'm able to get out varies wildly depending on my work schedule as I travel a lot, but generally in the summer I ride a minimum of 3x a week and I usually take 2-3 "bike holidays" per year (Whistler, Sunshine Coast) in addition to racing some of the BC Cup DH circuit. I own 5 bikes:

- DH Mountain Bike
- AM Mountain Bike
- Dirt Jump Mountain Bike
- Old School hardtail Mountain Bike
- Old School fully rigid Mountain Bike

So yeah, I guess I like mountain bikes. I've been into the MTB scene since the mid 80s when it was still cycling's bastard stepchild and I hope I'm still riding when I'm a gnarly old dude. Best sport ever.

[polak]

Rarely but would like to do it more. Biked a ton as a kid as my dad is absolutely crazy about biking. Both Mountain and Road. He's 50 and cycles to Bragg Creek and back to Silverado or similar distances almost daily.

The perk is I don't actually have to buy a bike, I can just burrow one of his.

[TSXCman]

Commute every day, own 1 bike.

Plan:
- build cyclocross bike (have parts)
- buy used mountain bike
- buy fixed gear bike

My new condo as of next week will have more room for more bikes!

[CliffFletcher]

Rode a lot when I was a kid. Rode to school in high school. Commuted to work when I was in my early 20s. Then I didn't have a bike at all for about 15 years.

About 7 years ago I invested in a nice new commuter bike, and rekindled my love of riding. I commute several times a week in the non-snow seasons. Usually go for one long recreational ride on the weekend. Go on bike rides with the kids a couple times a week. And it's my go-to means of transportation for when I get together with friends for beers.

[WhiteTiger]

I own a bike.

When I lived around Chinook mall, I cycled a lot (3-4 times/week), as I found biking around the Glenmore Resevoir area to be a nice challenge as well as having scenery I liked to look at while biking.

Having moved to the N.E, I find that I'm biking less. There's not much to see around here, and I'm still recovering physically from an injury that I find biking aggravates...so I go slower, go less far and have less that I find interesting to look at to motivate me to go.