Woolsey Life

Deep down I must be an environmentalist at heart.  Before my break from the world of engineering I was gearing up to get LEED certified and have always been drawn to more efficient technologies.  That interest and concern has tended to spill into other avenues of my life.  That combined with the increasing cost of energy I am getting very interested in alternatives to driving my truck all over town.  When I started getting excited about riding my converted mt bike around as a commuter I started wondering what other people were doing.  Were others converting mt bikes or was there such a thing as a commuter bike that is made by any of the manufacturers.  In the course of my education I discovered the Xtracycle company.  They make a frame extension for almost any 26″ or 700 wheeled bike.  Simply remove the rear wheel and hardware, install the FreeRadical and put the rack hardware of your choice on and you have a sport utility bike.  It looks like a great idea and offers the rider a TON of opportunities to leave the car parked in the garage.

I won’t be doing anything like this soon.  I have only been at this for a week and need to see how it goes.  This town isn’t an entirely bike friendly town.  I can say that my goal is to see if I can make a tank of gas in my truck last a month.  Wish me luck!

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