This is only one data point, but I still thought it was cool to share. https://twitter.com/cbruntlett/status/367312232511582209
I want free motorcycle parking dammit! My 250 was getting 70 mpg... that's better than any hybrid. My 600 isn't that good, but it gets around 40 mpg.
hot damn, that's some good mileage! But how many motorcycles can you fit in one car spot? 4? Just curious. PS I know the original post leaves a lot of room for possibilities.
2-4 bikes (depending on size) could fit in a car parking spot if it was oriented the right way. PSU has motorcycle parking, and it's much cheaper than car parking, but it's still expensive. 250's are ridiculously fuel efficient.
It's already happening up in my neighborhood on NE Fremont. 3 different spots have bike parking areas instead of 2 car spaces. Sent from HCPs Baller-Ass iPhone 5...FAMS!
Last night I went to the art museum to hear Greg Lemond (American 3 time tour de France winner pre-doping) witch was OK, but it was neat hearing some of the stories and also the comparison he made between Portland and Minneapolis, both cities looked at as the best biking cities in America. He said Minneapolis has wonderful trails and bike paths, but that Portland has by far the most bikers he has ever seen. And that's why all those bike parking spots are so needed. I bike every morning, and as i cross over the bridge, there are often 25 cyclists waiting at each red light before the Hawthorne. And all that parking is great, after work when you meet friends at happy hour and there are 30 bikes outside the bar, it's refreshing to know that all those people opted to bike and leave their cars at home. It's a big part of what makes Portland an awesome place to live.
I ride my road bike a lot for fitness, but I don't commute. Even on weekends going through parts near downtown is like a bike freeway lol. Craziness. And all the bikes at a Timber game? Good stuff, and definitely part of the funky Portland atmosphere. Portland has really got it going with the bike lanes, bike turn lanes etc... Going to ride 100 miles on Sunday at the Portland Century.
I know somone who biked to a game a couple years ago only to get much of his bike stolen (the wheels and the seat at least). I don't know if it's better yet, but I wouldn't lock a high end bike up there.
It's amazing how much bike parking there is at the bottom of the OHSU tram. There is even a bike repair business, you can go to the tram in the morning, drop your bike off the a tune up, or some other Jazz, and after work it will be waiting for you to take home.
That is why I don't commute or ride my bike to destinations I would have to leave it. Too expensive and the way I bike there is no way to carry a lock and the chains that I would need to lock it up right. If I had a cheep commuter bike I definitely would.
I have a pretty nice bike, but I don't like commuting because it just feels so unsafe. At least on my motorcycle I have a ton of protective gear, I'm a bigger object, and I have bright head and tail lights. I felt so vulnerable when I was riding my cannondale in traffic.
That's why you avoid car roads as much as possible and stick to the bike boulevards as much as possible.
