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August 24, 2005
The cost of transportation 
I now have 120 miles on my pink townie. Wuhoo! Let everyone rejoice!
I don't know why that excites me so, but it does.
I figured it out—the bike and its accessories cost about $500—so at this point it costs $4.17 a mile. The great thing is that number is going to just continue to get smaller.
For walking, assuming that a pair of walking shoes costs $90, and lasts 500 miles, it costs 18 cents a mile.
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The accessories—basket, rack, panniers, bell, computer—make all the difference. I've thought about borrowing Sweetie's super-sweet bike to ride into to work, to see if I still feel decimated when I get home from the hills. But... his bike has no place to put my crap, and no way to signal to pedestrians and cars other than my voice. So I haven't ridden it.
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Today I am very sore. Hmm, there was mat pilates on Monday and mat pilates on Tuesday, and oh yeah, bicycling both days, so I feel like just about every inch of me that could ache, does ache.
My panic at Portland to Coast continues to consume me. I need to just pack—it's not a big deal—I just need to pack. I'll feel better when I know that everything is done. And I may go tomorrow and drive the route. Maybe.
Posted at August 24, 2005
Comments
They should have a little countdown odometer on that thing where you put in the initial cost and keeps tallying the average cost per mile as you put more miles on it. :)
Yes! Go drive that route. You'll feel better, and I know the feeling of not wanting to go check it out, but afterwards it does feel better.
Posted by: Jon in Michigan at August 24, 2005 10:44 AM