I hate the subway. I'm looking for a place to live, and found a great place that's about 40 mins walking from work. I don't want a 40 minute walk to and from work every day, so I'm wondering if anyone bikes to work in Manhattan? I've never really paid attention to whether people ride to the office, but I see those delivery guys all the time on their bikes. Is it feasible to ride to/from work, or do I need to suck it up and either ride the subway or find a different place?
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Are you kidding? You really want to be sweaty when you walk in to work during the summer, or do you want to be a walking ice cube in the winter? Suck it up, take the subway in the morning, it's all commuters anyway and the train comes like every 2 min. In the evening take the car service (assuming u're IB).
You really, really, really don't want to bike to work. While the exercise would be great, you'd get sweaty and quickly become the guy who smelled funny -- not the best rep.
John F. Kennedy Jr. rode a bike to work. He was such a hunk. Now that was a man.
Oh he sure was...
I was thinking that I would bike to work and then shower there, instead of at home...my bank has a gym with lockers and stuff. I was more concerned about whether it is safe/feasible to bike through manhattan during rush hour.
I wouldn't recommend it. Last month I saw a tiny Mexican delivery guy get pummeled by an oncoming van and get thrown 20 feet. Luckily, I was around and my quick thinking probably saved his life...point is, don't do it.
You gave him CPR right? LOL
Sounds like he was quite the lucky tiny mexican.
Indeed. I have no doubt SeanC's IB superpowers came in handy... he used his graphing calculator to figure out his heart rate, blood pressure, future cashflows... unfortunately the guy had a shitty IRR amd so he had to let the poor guy pass.
Two words - roller blades (or, if you're old skool like me, substitute skates for blades)
Bike to work through central park, when you get the ice rink in winter, strap on skates to get across the little rink, then get back on your bike.
Consider it a marathon.
You can come into work a sweaty disgusting animal, that's great.
Get yourself those sneakers with the wheels, I see a lot of kids wearing them these days...
its a good idea. keeps you being healthy without extra exercises and workouts!!!
go for it!
Biking to work - Do people wear their cloths? (Originally Posted: 05/07/2010)
Do you know of analysts who bike to work? Do people wear their cloths (business casual) while biking, pack a change of cloths in the backpack, or leave a change in your office?
There are bike racks in offices in Manhattan?
This is almost the dumbest thing I've heard of.
I bike to work. I wear my business clothes. Unless the weather is bad, then I wear something else.
But I live in one of the many european cities where its all geared for riding bikes and perfectly normal
depends on whether or not you care about having BO. Either way wouldn't recommend it in manhattan. It's extremely dangerous and bike messengers routinely get injured (e.g. cracked teeth, broken elbows, or even worse- a head injury) that said I knew of some crazy analyst in technology that used to do this. wore a gym shirt while riding and changed into a dress shirt in the bathroom once he got to work.
I ride my long board in
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