Speed

Last Friday morning, I managed to lock myself out of the house with no bike or car keys.  So I had to walk to work.  It only took 45 minutes, which surprised me because I usually budget 30 minutes to bike to work and I know I bike more than 1.5 times faster than I walk.  I'm slow, but not that slow.

So today I timed my bike ride from the moment I started pedaling to the moment I entered the door of the bike cage at work.  The total came to 18 minutes, a few of which were spent at stoplights, so I'm going to say 15 minutes.  Biking speed of 3x walking speed is more believable, and much better for my biking ego.  This also tells me that I have to find a way to cut down my pre- and post-biking routines of getting my helmet, pant straps, gloves, one-eared iPod setup, and sunglasses just so before heading out, and putting everything away when I get to the destination -- these things should not take ten minutes.