March 10, 2011
IBJ: Ride along on a bike commute...
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Ride along on a bike commute from Carmel to downtown Indy
As a former bike racer, I’m a little ashamed that I live only two miles from my office but have never commuted via cycle. Call me lazy, call me a wuss, but I’ve just never been able to wrap my mind around the logistics of the idea.
How do I look (and smell) decent once I get to work? Won’t my clothes get wrinkled? And where on Earth would I stow my bike?
To clear up these mysteries, I trailed veteran bike commuter Don Jerrels, who’s been peddling to work for some 20 years.
I felt reasonably prepared when I pulled into Jerrels’ Carmel home at 5:30 a.m., except, of course, for the sleepy haze still hovering around my conscious. I’m not a seasoned cyclist (or a morning person) by any means, but my year as Butler University’s wimpiest cycling team member back in 2006 left me with a really nice bike, some basic gear and enough knowledge to be dangerous.
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