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Excuses, Excuses! Body Odor
Tom's deodorant is my favorite. We begin our “Excuses, Excuses” series with a common refrain, “I sweat a lot and I will smell if I ride to work.” Heard that one before? I can understand the paranoia...
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Excuses, Excuses! Clothing Concerns
Keep your clothes at work in a garment bag ($10-$20) Right behind body odor on the “Excuses Excuses!” hit parade is clothing. “My clothes will get messed up.” The easy solution is to keep a garment bag...
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Excuses, Excuses! It’s Dangerous
Insulting signs like this one on Page Mill Road typify hostility to cycling. Greg McQuaid photo post. Perhaps the most popular excuse: “Riding to work is dangerous.” It gets a qualified, “you’re...
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Excuses, Excuses! Flat Tires
Fatti-o tires are much less likely to flat than a narrow racing tire. If you’re riding to work and don’t want to have a flat, you can take precautions by using the appropriate tire and tube, along with...
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Excuses, Excuses! Traffic
San Tomas Expressway in Campbell Most people who don’t ride a bike on weekdays complain about car traffic. Yes, it’s bad everywhere, but if you leave early, or late, you can avoid the rush hour. I...
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Excuses, Excuses! It’s Too Far
Up to 6 bikes can ride on a VTA light rail car (VTA photo)A common refrain about not riding to work includes “I live too far away.” However, most people don’t live too far from work, if you believe the...
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Excuses, Excuses! The Weather
Early commuters. Cyclists ride through Napindan on their way to work in Taguig, Metro Manila. In the Bay Area we can’t complain about the weather as a reason to avoid the bike commute. Still, some do....
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Bike lanes on El Camino Real through Menlo Park?
Buffered bike lanes are being considered for El Camino Real, Menlo Park.There’s a move afoot to add an experimental bicycle lane and accompanying buffer on El Camino Real through Menlo Park. The...
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Santa Clara could have a bike boulevard
Make Los Padres a through street at Benton for bikes only. I’m a dreamer, so my suggestion for a “bike boulevard” in Santa Clara fits the bill. Palo Alto City Council member Ellen Fletcher championed...
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