14th Annual Ride To Work Day 2005

[Ixion]

Ride to work every day rain,hail or shine and I can say that last week it was more rain than anything else.

It sucked

Has been a bit damp hasn't it. Oh well, at least one knows what to expect.

[outlawtorn]

Sorry, I can't ride the 2 feet from my bed to the computer.

hey OutlawTorn long time mate - you gotta join us on a ride sometime.

There's one on Sat and one on Sun and one next Sat too......

Dude, been wanting to go out with you guys again but I'm afraid my weekends are full of my kids, but hopefully I'll have some spare time coming up soon, the kids and wife are back to South Africa for a holiday!

FREEEEEEEEDDDDOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!!

[raster]

Sorry still havent got my full license yet, will be watching out for you guys tomorrow and hope I see a lot of you.

Wish I could, can't afford ticket at this stage.

[DingDong]

Looks like rain in Tauranga tomorrow... looks like I'll be gettn wet

If everone can ride a bike tomorrow it may free up some of our more congested roads... If we all avoid the major roads we can make it seem even less congested.
Im thinking... If enough people notice a difference in traffic, the govt may lighten up on bikers and promote the use more, like lower cost registations, cheaper gas increased speed limit no licence restictions free tyres
Nah... thats bull... but wouldnt it be nice

[raster]

Yea Right, since when has that made a difference.

I think you might be pushing it for the cheaper gas though, govt get too much money out of it.

[Drew]

So, with the weather looking ominous, and my wets nowhere to be found, I managed to gather the stones, to throw a leg over, and get with the program.
The good lord, then saw fit, to knock the rain on the head and make sure it weren't too cold
All was good, and I never saw another bike the whole way there, or on the way home.
Methinks the Wellingtonians went soft on it this year!

[danb]

So, with the weather looking ominous, and my wets nowhere to be found, I managed to gather the stones, to throw a leg over, and get with the program.
The good lord, then saw fit, to knock the rain on the head and make sure it weren't too cold
All was good, and I never saw another bike the whole way there, or on the way home.
Methinks the Wellingtonians went soft on it this year!

I rode to work…
Auckland must be the same then - I only saw one scooooter going by and one bike at work.

[Beemer]

I went for a ride this afternoon and got my bike insurance sorted out while I was at it - miserable sods were trying to take two instalments out at once!

Lovely day, but the sun was dropping a bit low by the time I got home about 4.30pm - I should have gone out before lunch instead! Or as well as!

[gav]

Damn, the weather down this way has been shit this week!! Well I took a Honda to work, does that count?

[Silage]

In the northern hemisphere i bet those guys were sweating heaps inside all their safety gear. Their KB equivalent is probably full of:

- did you see how sticky that tar was...
- I could hardly see with all the sweat dripping my eyes
- oooh the smell when I got to work
- etc etc

But anyhow I took the trusty GB this morning, the fog was so thick that it was like having a second porridge. Then it decided to liquify this evening. What's a pair of wet pants compared to the trials the northerners will have.

[pyrocam]

DISSAPOINTED!

I started off as per normal. noticed some pushbikers and realised it was today. so I kept an eye out so I could do a extra special wave/nod whatever. I saw NO-ONE.
except 1 moped in central auckland.

sad

[ajturbo]

you want proof of my ride to work????

today was suppose to be a wet one...
on the way to work i never saw a clould in the sky!!!!
i loved the ride
got to work far to early

took the long way home........

[dhunt]

I rode my pushbike, does that count? Took the motorbike for a ride after uni though. Wasn't sure what the legality of riding with no mirrors is though, didn't want to risk getting taxed leaving it at uni all day. Now back to the assignments