Ride To Work Day - 8th October '03

[hippy]

So is anyone going to try and rope their
workmates into riding to work for BV's
Ride to Work Day?
Has anyone tried in previous years?
How did it go? Many participants?
Have you attended the Melbourne city
breakfast thing?
Do newbies actually start commuting
as a result of this, or is it just the hardcore
commuters that go in for free food?

hippy
"Free?!? Oh man, I am so there!!! :-)

[Tim Jones]

"hippy" > wrote in message
...
> So is anyone going to try and rope their
> workmates into riding to work for BV's
> Ride to Work Day?
> Has anyone tried in previous years?
> How did it go? Many participants?
> Have you attended the Melbourne city
> breakfast thing?
> Do newbies actually start commuting
> as a result of this, or is it just the hardcore
> commuters that go in for free food?
>

I had a workmate that lives near me do it one year - never again, ended up
taking twice as long to get to work!

I did go for the free feed one year however.

Tim

[Tim Jones]

"hippy" > wrote in message
...
> So is anyone going to try and rope their
> workmates into riding to work for BV's
> Ride to Work Day?
> Has anyone tried in previous years?
> How did it go? Many participants?
> Have you attended the Melbourne city
> breakfast thing?
> Do newbies actually start commuting
> as a result of this, or is it just the hardcore
> commuters that go in for free food?
>

I had a workmate that lives near me do it one year - never again, ended up
taking twice as long to get to work!

I did go for the free feed one year however.

Tim

[K&C Russell]

"Tim Jones" > wrote in message
. au...
>
> "hippy" > wrote in message
> ...
> > So is anyone going to try and rope their
> > workmates into riding to work for BV's
> > Ride to Work Day?
> > Has anyone tried in previous years?
> > How did it go? Many participants?
> > Have you attended the Melbourne city
> > breakfast thing?
> > Do newbies actually start commuting
> > as a result of this, or is it just the hardcore
> > commuters that go in for free food?
> >
>
> I had a workmate that lives near me do it one year - never again, ended up
> taking twice as long to get to work!
>
> I did go for the free feed one year however.
>
> Tim
>

Hi Tim,
I had a similar experience I once took the car and I reckon it took me twice
as long too, and I got no free breakfast. I won't do that again ;-)

Kevin

[K&C Russell]

"Tim Jones" > wrote in message
. au...
>
> "hippy" > wrote in message
> ...
> > So is anyone going to try and rope their
> > workmates into riding to work for BV's
> > Ride to Work Day?
> > Has anyone tried in previous years?
> > How did it go? Many participants?
> > Have you attended the Melbourne city
> > breakfast thing?
> > Do newbies actually start commuting
> > as a result of this, or is it just the hardcore
> > commuters that go in for free food?
> >
>
> I had a workmate that lives near me do it one year - never again, ended up
> taking twice as long to get to work!
>
> I did go for the free feed one year however.
>
> Tim
>

Hi Tim,
I had a similar experience I once took the car and I reckon it took me twice
as long too, and I got no free breakfast. I won't do that again ;-)

Kevin

[NickZX6R]

hippy > wrote:
> So is anyone going to try and rope their
> workmates into riding to work for BV's
> Ride to Work Day?
> Has anyone tried in previous years?
> How did it go? Many participants?
> Have you attended the Melbourne city
> breakfast thing?
> Do newbies actually start commuting
> as a result of this, or is it just the hardcore
> commuters that go in for free food?

> hippy
> "Free?!? Oh man, I am so there!!! :-)


I used to work at Southbank so it was on my way to work.
Since I rode everyday anyway there was no reason I could think
of not to stop and stuff as many free muesli bars/yoghurts/whatever
into my bag as possible, and get a free massage (or two if you can sweet
talk them :).

The few times I went there seemed to be plenty of people who didn't
look like regular commuters to me. Also, if you don't get in reasonably
early you find the good food's all gone and there's a long wait
for the massages.

At the time, there were a few of us that rode every day to work and it
was pretty much a free food novelty. If you already commute regularly
then the food and massage is the only reason to stop by. In fact, for me,
the food was a bit crappy but a free massage should never be refused :)

Last time I did it there must've been at least a couple of hundred people.

Cheers.
-Nick

[NickZX6R]

hippy > wrote:
> So is anyone going to try and rope their
> workmates into riding to work for BV's
> Ride to Work Day?
> Has anyone tried in previous years?
> How did it go? Many participants?
> Have you attended the Melbourne city
> breakfast thing?
> Do newbies actually start commuting
> as a result of this, or is it just the hardcore
> commuters that go in for free food?

> hippy
> "Free?!? Oh man, I am so there!!! :-)


I used to work at Southbank so it was on my way to work.
Since I rode everyday anyway there was no reason I could think
of not to stop and stuff as many free muesli bars/yoghurts/whatever
into my bag as possible, and get a free massage (or two if you can sweet
talk them :).

The few times I went there seemed to be plenty of people who didn't
look like regular commuters to me. Also, if you don't get in reasonably
early you find the good food's all gone and there's a long wait
for the massages.

At the time, there were a few of us that rode every day to work and it
was pretty much a free food novelty. If you already commute regularly
then the food and massage is the only reason to stop by. In fact, for me,
the food was a bit crappy but a free massage should never be refused :)

Last time I did it there must've been at least a couple of hundred people.

Cheers.
-Nick

[Tim Jones]

"K&C Russell" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> "Tim Jones" > wrote in message
> . au...
> >
> > "hippy" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > So is anyone going to try and rope their
> > > workmates into riding to work for BV's
> > > Ride to Work Day?
> > > Has anyone tried in previous years?
> > > How did it go? Many participants?
> > > Have you attended the Melbourne city
> > > breakfast thing?
> > > Do newbies actually start commuting
> > > as a result of this, or is it just the hardcore
> > > commuters that go in for free food?
> > >
> >
> > I had a workmate that lives near me do it one year - never again, ended
up
> > taking twice as long to get to work!
> >
> > I did go for the free feed one year however.
> >
> > Tim
> >
>
> Hi Tim,
> I had a similar experience I once took the car and I reckon it took me
twice
> as long too, and I got no free breakfast. I won't do that again ;-)
>

Sorry, I meant that it took me twice as long to ride to work as normal
(comuting) as he was slow, not that I ever drive into the city - heaven
forbid!

> Kevin


Tim

[Tim Jones]

"K&C Russell" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> "Tim Jones" > wrote in message
> . au...
> >
> > "hippy" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > So is anyone going to try and rope their
> > > workmates into riding to work for BV's
> > > Ride to Work Day?
> > > Has anyone tried in previous years?
> > > How did it go? Many participants?
> > > Have you attended the Melbourne city
> > > breakfast thing?
> > > Do newbies actually start commuting
> > > as a result of this, or is it just the hardcore
> > > commuters that go in for free food?
> > >
> >
> > I had a workmate that lives near me do it one year - never again, ended
up
> > taking twice as long to get to work!
> >
> > I did go for the free feed one year however.
> >
> > Tim
> >
>
> Hi Tim,
> I had a similar experience I once took the car and I reckon it took me
twice
> as long too, and I got no free breakfast. I won't do that again ;-)
>

Sorry, I meant that it took me twice as long to ride to work as normal
(comuting) as he was slow, not that I ever drive into the city - heaven
forbid!

> Kevin


Tim

[hippy]

"NickZX6R" > wrote in message
...
> At the time, there were a few of us that rode every day to work and it
> was pretty much a free food novelty. If you already commute regularly
> then the food and massage is the only reason to stop by. In fact, for
me,
> the food was a bit crappy but a free massage should never be refused
:)

Well my commute is ~1hr each way, daily and I've been doubling that
when I visit my girlfriend - all of this on the singlespeed mtb (with
knobs ;-P).
Another 5k into the city for free stuff isn't going to trouble me! :-)
I need a massage right now though.. 2hrs on the SS this morning into
a strong headwind after the same distance last night.. me sore!

hippy

[hippy]

"NickZX6R" > wrote in message
...
> At the time, there were a few of us that rode every day to work and it
> was pretty much a free food novelty. If you already commute regularly
> then the food and massage is the only reason to stop by. In fact, for
me,
> the food was a bit crappy but a free massage should never be refused
:)

Well my commute is ~1hr each way, daily and I've been doubling that
when I visit my girlfriend - all of this on the singlespeed mtb (with
knobs ;-P).
Another 5k into the city for free stuff isn't going to trouble me! :-)
I need a massage right now though.. 2hrs on the SS this morning into
a strong headwind after the same distance last night.. me sore!

hippy

[Shabby]

I went last year, got the free brekky at Parliament and met up with some
friends (who already ride to work anyway). Then I rode to work in sunny
Footscray.

It's worth doing if you can drag a new rider along, so they realise the
joys of commuting. It's also worth doing as a couple of hundred people
on bikes has great visual impact (especially when they're all happily
munching on breakfast as the car commuters sit in traffic).



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[Shabby]

I went last year, got the free brekky at Parliament and met up with some
friends (who already ride to work anyway). Then I rode to work in sunny
Footscray.

It's worth doing if you can drag a new rider along, so they realise the
joys of commuting. It's also worth doing as a couple of hundred people
on bikes has great visual impact (especially when they're all happily
munching on breakfast as the car commuters sit in traffic).



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[its_stuart]

I ride to work in all but the most inclement weather however I don't
live far from work. The problem with riding to work for alot of peeps is
the fact that they cant get sweaty or dirty as they don't have shower
facilities etc. If the fed gov is serious about bike-commuting they
should address this issue at least in gov facillities.
:)



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[its_stuart]

I ride to work in all but the most inclement weather however I don't
live far from work. The problem with riding to work for alot of peeps is
the fact that they cant get sweaty or dirty as they don't have shower
facilities etc. If the fed gov is serious about bike-commuting they
should address this issue at least in gov facillities.
:)



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