Monthly Archives: August 2011

Car Free OKC: On Feeling Vulnerable

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August 30, 2011

So I started the day furious and frustrated. The car free experiment for this month fell apart today and it fell apart for completely unnecessary reasons. When I left work last night, I found that both of my tires were deflated. I assumed this was some moron’s idea of a “harmless” prank. I filled...
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Car Free OKC: Grocery Shopping

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August 22, 2011
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When I lived in Chicago, grocery shopping was never really an issue.  For example, at my last apartment, my grocery story was literally 25 yards away from my back door.  Thanks to the re-opening of my local grocery store by El Mariachi, this is still true for me.  However, this isn’t the situation for...
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Oklahoma Bike Summit

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August 22, 2011

The Oklahoma Bicycle Coalition is putting together the first annual Oklahoma Bike Summit on November 4th and 5th at the Chesapeake Boathouse. This event is the first of its kind in Oklahoma and will feature a variety of speakers and sessions. From the event registration page: Friday, November 4th John LaPlante will lead a...
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Late Post: Oklahoma City Approves Bicycle Ordinance Changes

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August 21, 2011

Someone asked me about this the other day and I realized that in my earlier absence from the blog I had forgotten to post about it.  The previously mentioned ordinance changes being considered by the Oklahoma City Council were passed on May 24th during the normal meeting.  The highlights of the proposed changes are...
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Spin Your Wheels Recap Video

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August 21, 2011

Spin Your Wheels has put together a nice video recapping last weekend’s great ride: Congrats to Amy Petty for again being an excellent ride spokesperson!
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Car Free OKC: Shower Alternatives

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August 19, 2011

I’m often asked by non-cyclists about how I clean up after my daily commute. After looking over the comments from my recent post about the contents of my commuter bag, this subject is of great interest to cyclists as well. Up until just a few months I had the best possible option, an actual...
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Car Free OKC: Rain? Don’t Sweat It!

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August 17, 2011
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Though many of us believed that it would never happen again, over the last couple of weeks we’ve seen some decent rain storms make their way through the city. Not nearly enough to make up for the drought, but it is a start. Normally, I must admit, I am a complete wimp when it...
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Car Free OKC: Week 1 & 2 Recap

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August 15, 2011

I was planning on writing a recap of my car free in Oklahoma City experiment every week, but last week was extremely busy so a two-week summary will have to do.  To be perfectly honest, this makes it easier because it has really been an uneventful transition to being car free.  I had planned on...
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NewsOK Features Spin Your Wheels 2011

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August 10, 2011

NewsOK has put together a really nice video story about this Saturday’s Spin Your Wheels ride which raises money for The Children’s Center.  The piece features my personal friend and great riding companion Amy Petty, who should probably be their permanent PR person for the ride: I will be out there this year attempting...
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Car Free OKC: Commuting Bag

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August 3, 2011
Car Free OKC: Commuting Bag

So far in my little experiment, I’ve really only been bicycling between home and work, which isn’t really a big change for me except that it’s my only option now.  However, because I’m now completely reliant on the bicycle to get me around, I have been attempting to make myself absolutely prepared for as...
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