{"id":7205,"date":"2014-04-22T21:07:36","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T04:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/?p=7205"},"modified":"2014-04-24T09:53:17","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T16:53:17","slug":"30-days-biking-day-22-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2014\/04\/22\/30-days-biking-day-22-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Days of Biking, Day 22: Habits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Becoming a Bike Commuter, Part I: It\u2019s Easy, One Mile at a Time, on Bike Style Spokane\" href=\"http:\/\/bikestylespokane.com\/2011\/10\/30\/becoming-a-bike-commuter-part-i-its-easy-one-mile-at-a-time\/\" target=\"_blank\">When I started riding my bike to work<\/a> I did so only on the days that I deemed &#8220;perfect&#8221; for bike commuting. Back then in the long-ago, this meant:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No rain, no wind, no snow, no fog, no excessive heat, and no forecast predicting any of the above<\/li>\n<li>No meetings out of the office, because what would I do?<\/li>\n<li>Appropriate clothing and shoes already hauled to the office\u00a0<strong>by car<\/strong> and left in the closet so I could change when I got there<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7210\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Barb-on-Front-Porch_Gray-Skirt_Green-Jacket_Green-Sandals.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7210\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7210\" alt=\"Exercising my bike habit doesn't mean I have to wear special clothes. This shot is from my commuting days in Spokane.\" src=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Barb-on-Front-Porch_Gray-Skirt_Green-Jacket_Green-Sandals-224x300.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Barb-on-Front-Porch_Gray-Skirt_Green-Jacket_Green-Sandals-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Barb-on-Front-Porch_Gray-Skirt_Green-Jacket_Green-Sandals-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Barb-on-Front-Porch_Gray-Skirt_Green-Jacket_Green-Sandals.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exercising my bike habit doesn&#8217;t mean I have to wear special clothes. This shot is from my commuting days in Spokane.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I lived 3.5 miles from work at the time.<\/p>\n<p>It was all downhill and then a flat bit to get there.<\/p>\n<p>The meetings I went to were most often either in a building 2 blocks from my office, or in another building 1.3-1.5 miles away depending on the route I took &#8212; the longer route would involve use of the Centennial Trail along the Spokane River for over a mile.<\/p>\n<p>I lived on a bus line (a specific choice I made buying that house, just as with my choice of neighborhood and house in Seattle now).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll wait while those of you who commute regularly (or who have only known me as a bike commuter) stop laughing.<\/p>\n<p>And then I&#8217;ll remind us all that for someone who hasn&#8217;t yet formed habits around bike commuting, everything that presented a barrier to me as a beginner is a barrier to someone who&#8217;s just getting started today. (And hey, it\u00a0<strong>was<\/strong> uphill on the way home, and my first day of bike commuting the temperature topped 100 degrees. I pushed my bike the last 2 blocks. The barriers are as real as you perceive them to be until you learn new habits.)<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m much more comfortable now with a wide range of <a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day Five: Weather\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/05\/30-days-biking-day-five-weather\/\">weather <\/a>conditions than I was back then and I own the few items that add to bicycling (or walking) comfort when you&#8217;re creating your own wind chill.<\/p>\n<p>I have what I need to carry stuff on my bike &#8212; nothing more complicated than a rack and a bag. As a bonus I&#8217;ve realized that using a car allowed me to build up quite the deadweight of things I didn&#8217;t really need to carry and <a title=\"Losing Weight, on Bike Style Spokane\" href=\"http:\/\/bikestylespokane.com\/2011\/06\/25\/losing-weight\/\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;ve lost some weight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I realize <a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day Two: Flexibility\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/02\/30-days-biking-day-two-flexibility\/\">how much easier it is to get around on a bike than in a car in downtown traffic<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; something I started to pick up on as soon as I realized that when I biked to a meeting, I was inside and sitting down while others prowled for parking spots close to the door to cut down on all that exhausting walking.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"What to Wear for Your Bike Commute? Clothes. On Bike Style Spokane\" href=\"http:\/\/bikestylespokane.com\/2011\/09\/20\/what-to-wear-for-your-bike-commute-clothes\/\" target=\"_blank\">I shifted my clothes shopping habits only slightly<\/a>, to <a title=\"The  Skirt Scoot: A Key Maneuver, on Bike Style Spokane\" href=\"http:\/\/bikestylespokane.com\/2012\/03\/24\/the-skirt-scoot-a-key-maneuver\/\" target=\"_blank\">make sure my skirts let me get on the bike<\/a> and <a title=\"ibly Perfect Pants: Outlier Tailored Women\u2019s Daily Riding Pant, on Bike Style Spokane.  Available at Hub and Bespoke in Seattle. You will live in these pants.\" href=\"http:\/\/bikestylespokane.com\/2012\/10\/07\/possibly-perfect-pants-outlier-tailored-womens-daily-riding-pant\/\" target=\"_blank\">my pant legs<\/a> don&#8217;t get caught in the chain. <a title=\"Sure Footing: The Blogspedition Goes Shoe Shopping, on Bike Style Spokane\" href=\"http:\/\/bikestylespokane.com\/2011\/05\/28\/sure-footing-the-blog-spedition-goes-shoe-shopping\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shoes? You can bike in anything<\/a>. It&#8217;s easier to bike in high heels than it is to walk in them.<\/p>\n<p>I got everything in my life lined up to eliminate barriers to biking, which, coincidentally, meant I started to notice barriers to driving that before I had taken for granted.<\/p>\n<p>In short, I developed new\u00a0<strong>habits<\/strong> that make biking, rather than driving, the easy choice.<\/p>\n<p>And while I don&#8217;t recommend biking on autopilot (mindlessness: the bane of everyone maneuvering in traffic), with those habits I&#8217;ve made it oh so easy to get on my bike without even thinking about how I&#8217;m going to get to work. It required a lot more thought <a title=\"Hassle Factor: Biking vs. Driving, on Bike Style Spokane\" href=\"http:\/\/bikestylespokane.com\/2011\/08\/20\/hassle-factor-biking-vs-driving\/\" target=\"_blank\">when I was choosing between biking and driving. By thought, that is, I mean\u00a0<strong>hassle factor.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On any given day I follow one of two habits: bike to the bus stop, put my bike on the rack, and read all the way to the office, or bike the full 10.5 miles and arrive charged up and fully oxygenated. I reverse it in the evening &#8212; again, without having to think about it beyond looking at the One Bus Away app to see when the next bus leaves and choosing between 30 minutes and 60 minutes for the trip home.*<\/p>\n<p>Either way I&#8217;ve had a space and time that are just mine before plunging into the whirlwind and I&#8217;ll have another space and time on the way home to shift my mental gears, along with exercise for body and mind.<\/p>\n<p>I believe those are the habits the Surgeon General recommends.<\/p>\n<p>*By the way &#8212; if you&#8217;re <strong>really\u00a0<\/strong>a creature of habit and you <strong>really<\/strong> like predictable schedules, I have to tell you that going by bike and\/or bus gives me a much more predictable commute than driving. Driving involves too many variables involving other people and the volume of road space consumed by their vehicles. This was just as true when I lived in Spokane as it is now living in Seattle, so it&#8217;s not just an urban thing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Becoming a Bike Commuter, Part I: It\u2019s Easy, One Mile at a Time, on Bike Style Spokane\" href=\"http:\/\/bikestylespokane.com\/2011\/10\/30\/becoming-a-bike-commuter-part-i-its-easy-one-mile-at-a-time\/\" target=\"_blank\">Becoming a Bike Commuter, Part I: It&#8217;s Easy, One Mile at a Time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Becoming a Bike Commuter, Part II: A Few More Miles, on Bike Style Spokane\" href=\"http:\/\/bikestylespokane.com\/2011\/10\/31\/becoming-a-bike-commuter-part-ii-a-few-more-miles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Becoming a Bike Commuter, Part II: A Few More Miles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Personal Advantages and Bicycling: How I Really Started Riding, on Bike Style Spokane\" href=\"http:\/\/bikestylespokane.com\/2012\/10\/21\/privilege-and-bicycling-how-i-really-started-riding\/\" target=\"_blank\">Personal Advantages and Bicycling: How I Really Started Riding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"What to Wear for Your Bike Commute? Clothes. On Bike Style Spokane\" href=\"http:\/\/bikestylespokane.com\/2011\/09\/20\/what-to-wear-for-your-bike-commute-clothes\/\" target=\"_blank\">What to Wear for Your Bike Commute? Clothes.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The  Skirt Scoot: A Key Maneuver, on Bike Style Spokane\" href=\"http:\/\/bikestylespokane.com\/2012\/03\/24\/the-skirt-scoot-a-key-maneuver\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Skirt Scoot: A Key Maneuver<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"ibly Perfect Pants: Outlier Tailored Women\u2019s Daily Riding Pant, on Bike Style Spokane.  Available at Hub and Bespoke in Seattle. You will live in these pants.\" href=\"http:\/\/bikestylespokane.com\/2012\/10\/07\/possibly-perfect-pants-outlier-tailored-womens-daily-riding-pant\/\" target=\"_blank\">Possibly Perfect Pants: Outlier Tailored Women&#8217;s Daily Riding Pant\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Sure Footing: The Blogspedition Goes Shoe Shopping, on Bike Style Spokane\" href=\"http:\/\/bikestylespokane.com\/2011\/05\/28\/sure-footing-the-blog-spedition-goes-shoe-shopping\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sure Footing: The Blogspeditoin Goes Shoe Shopping<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>30 Days of Biking<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking in April: Pledge to Ride to Show WA Bikes!\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/03\/11\/30-days-of-biking-april-pledge-ride-to-show-wa-bikes\/\">30 Days of Biking: Take the Pledge to Show WA Bikes!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Our Social Media Is Buzzing About 30 Days of Biking\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/04\/social-media-buzzing-30-days-biking\/\">Our Social Media Is Buzzing about 30 Days of Biking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, 30 Words, 30 Pictures: Day One\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/01\/30-days-biking-30-words-30-pictures-day-one\/\">30 Days of Biking, 30 Words, 30 Pictures: Day One&#8211;Fun<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day Two: Flexibility\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/02\/30-days-biking-day-two-flexibility\/\">Day Two: Flexibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day Three: Color\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/03\/30-days-biking-day-three-color\/\">Day Three: Color<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day Four: Racing\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/04\/30-days-biking-day-four-racing\/\">Day Four: Racing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day Five: Weather\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/05\/30-days-biking-day-five-weather\/\">Day Five: Weather<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day Six: Dates\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/06\/tips-for-a-great-bike-date-30-days-of-biking\/\">Day Six: Dates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of  Biking, Day Seven: Left\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/07\/30-days-biking-day-seven-left\/\">Day Seven: Left<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day Eight: Leadership\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/08\/30-days-biking-day-eight-leadership\/\">Day Eight: Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day Nine: Outdoors\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/09\/30-days-biking-day-nine-outdoors\/\">Day Nine: Outdoors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day 10: Snohomish\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/10\/30-days-biking-day-10-snohomish\/\">Day 10: Snohomish<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day 11: Home\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/11\/30-days-biking-day-eleven-home\/\">Day 11: Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day 12: Friends\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/12\/30-days-biking-day-12-friends\/\">Day 12: Friends<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day 13: Sounds\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/13\/30-days-biking-day-13-sounds\/\">Day 13: Sounds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day 14: Driving\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/14\/30-days-biking-day-14-driving\/\">Day 14: Driving<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day 15: Taxes\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/15\/30-days-biking-day-15-taxes\/\">Day 15: Taxes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day 16: Blogs\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/16\/30-days-biking-day-16-blogs\/\">Day 16: Blogs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day 17: Magic\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/17\/30-days-biking-day-17-magic\/\">Day 17: Magic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day 18: Sunshine\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/18\/30-days-biking-day-18-sunshine\/\">Day 18: Sunshine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day 19: Cookies\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/19\/30-days-biking-day-19-cookies\/\">Day 19: Cookies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day 20: Purpose\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/20\/30-days-biking-day-20-purpose\/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 20: Purpose<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"30 Days of Biking, Day 21: Aches\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/21\/30-days-biking-day-21-aches\/\">Day 21: Aches<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Your Turn<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have you made bicycling a habit?<\/li>\n<li>What hassles do you remember most distinctly in the early days that you would tell a new rider not to worry about?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I started riding my bike to work I did so only on the days 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