[Rant] Can anyone think of a stupider way to recognize Bike to Work week than...

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Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on June 11, 2013 at 12:34pm

Bike To Nowhere week?

My commute takes me past a spin studio in Evanston.  It's hard for me to understand why anyone would want to ride a stationary bike indoors except in the worst of weather conditions.

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on June 11, 2013 at 12:36pm

To clarify-- I like Spinning and have actually been a bona-fide hunky-dory Johhny G Certified Spinning instructor in the past .... it just seems to be such a complete non-sequitur in the context of a week that's supposed to be aimed at getting people to choose the bicycle as their transportation.

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on June 11, 2013 at 12:43pm

You're right!  I think the yoga class (that I never made it down to :-( ) made more sense.

Permalink Reply by Michael A on June 11, 2013 at 1:07pm

a spin bike is bike to work week for the unemployed

Permalink Reply by JimmyD on June 11, 2013 at 1:23pm

Ha! Perfect answer to this thread...

Michael A said:

a spin bike is bike to work week for the unemployed

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on June 11, 2013 at 1:25pm

Good one!

Michael A said:

a spin bike is bike to work week for the unemployed

Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on June 11, 2013 at 1:28pm

Absolutely. Perhaps it should be renamed Bike to Live Week.

Anne Alt said:

Good one!

Michael A said:

a spin bike is bike to work week for the unemployed

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on June 11, 2013 at 1:30pm

:-)

Michael A said:

a spin bike is bike to work week for the unemployed

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on June 11, 2013 at 1:31pm

On that note... weren't we just calling it "Chicago Bike Week" at one point? Or was that a separate week?

Permalink Reply by Crazy David 84 Furlongs on June 11, 2013 at 1:35pm

Lots of stupider ways..

Free Car Parking at the office for Bike to Work Week. 

Discount Gas prices for commuters

Closing the LFP to celebrate Bike to Work Week

Start charging for Bike Services at a purportedly public facility that used to be provided for free

Ride around without clothing on in order to make sure that Bicyclists are considered to be normal members of the community.

Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on June 11, 2013 at 2:00pm

Training.

Skip Montanaro 12mi said:

 It's hard for me to understand why anyone would want to ride a stationary bike indoors except in the worst of weather conditions.

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on June 11, 2013 at 2:14pm

It's no longer Bike to Work Week. The official Chicago website now calls it "Chicago Bike Week".

But yeah, having spin classes is idiotic.

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