Thursday, April 14, 2011

these two wheels are different...

Greetings all,

           Ever since I bought a motorcycle I've had periods during the winter months where I'll wonder about whether or not I'd have been better off bicycling  compared to motorcycling. This year I decided I'd do both when spring came. Today I bought a good commuter/hard tail mountain bike from the local bicycle shop.

I'm thinking at this point that the most use I'll get out of the bicycle will be commuting to work. I live less than a mile, and on days when feel like it, I can take a longer route to work. This will be a good way to save some gas, get a little excercise, and still have a quick ride to work. On days off if I'm in a particular mood, I can take a ride to the cafe in Gorham. Or even take a ride up to milan and ride around on the Nansen trails.

Now comes the odd decision for days off:  motorcycle or bicycle? I've had some very good times on the motorcycle over the past 6 years. Rides up Mt. Washington, day trips to Laconia during Bike Week, rides to the cafe and then my favorite little loop around Shelburne.

In either case, I'll you all updated on which one gets used more...