Another Cascadia multi-modal commuter

[Dane Buson]

I've wondered about what one could do if you had a water separation and
no convenient bike route. This fellow found a solution for himself.

---------- From the article --------

Hong is an amphibious commuter, using pedal power on land and sea to
travel between his south Bainbridge Island home and Olympic College in
Bremerton, where he works as an English teacher.

"It just pissed me off, being able to see where I work but having to
drive two hours a day to get there and back," the 54-year-old said as he
pulled the water bike onto the island's shore north of Point White.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/2kmspk
or
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2007/nov/29/bainbridge-island-to-bremerton-hey-whatever-your/

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[Tom Keats]

In article <pc1625-cf.ln1@curare.zuvembi.homelinux.org>,
Dane Buson <dane@unseen.edu> writes:
> I've wondered about what one could do if you had a water separation and
> no convenient bike route. This fellow found a solution for himself.
>
> ---------- From the article --------
>
> Hong is an amphibious commuter, using pedal power on land and sea to
> travel between his south Bainbridge Island home and Olympic College in
> Bremerton, where he works as an English teacher.
>
> "It just pissed me off, being able to see where I work but having to
> drive two hours a day to get there and back," the 54-year-old said as he
> pulled the water bike onto the island's shore north of Point White.
>
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/2kmspk
> or
> http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2007/nov/29/bainbridge-island-to-bremerton-hey-whatever-your/

I guess the traditional approach would be to
tow a canoe on a trailer with the bike over land,
and toss (okay, gently place) the bike into the
canoe for over water.

As I've before noted, I perceive so much in common
between the two vehicle types, I think of bicycles
as "land canoes." Isn't that a lovely thought?

I wonder what the history of the Americas would
be like if the indigenous people got bicycles
from the European insurgents, instead of Spanish
colonial horses. Which reminds me of my off-again/
on-again inspiration to design a bicycle travois
for a cargo-carrying option. It would have wheels,
but they wouldn't need to be very big.


cheers,
Tom


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