Sunday, August 3, 2008

New Bike Cart

Hello,
This is my first post on our new blog. We actually have some news, other than that. We also started using our new Bike Cart from Bikesatwork.com. Since most, if not all, of our work is in Davis, so far it's made some sense to utilize the trailer for anything under about 300 pounds that doesn't have a serious time constraint. Most of the trips from jobsites to the shop, or Hibbert's lumber are less than 3 miles. My utility bed truck only gets 9 miles per gallon. It's funny though, I almost need as much water per mile, to fuel the "engine" for the cart, as I did gas for the truck. I've been having difficulty finding the time--or the motivation--to exercise outside of work. This kills two birds with one stone. I get exercise, save on the gym member I wouldn't use, and move materials and tools, with almost a zero carbon footprint. Not to mention the fixed costs of another vehicle ($10,000+ per year), which was the other option I was looking at.

--Fred

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