brian's blog

Picked up my very first road bike today. Now that it's sunny and warm out, I'll commute along the Burke-Gilman trail every day from Fremont to the Montlake highway bus stop, shaving at least 30 minutes off my daily commute and avoiding the detour (and missed busses) of a downtown transfer. It'll also force some exercise into my lazy tech worker lifestyle.

I bought the bike used from Bikeworks. It's cheap, completely rebuilt and refurbished, and intentionally not too flashy -- there's a waiting list of 42 people for the Montlake bike lockers, so I didn't want to buy something that would get stolen off the outdoor racks.