Bicycle Commuting Guide
Getting Started
Getting Started
Here
are a few general tips to get you started:Check out your bike and yourself, especially if you haven't bicycled in a while. Take it slow at first if you're not used to moderate exercise. Look over your bike for loose or broken parts, and make sure there's enough air in the tires.
Take
a few shakedown rides to get used to your bike and riding in
traffic. Do this at a time when you are not in a hurry so you can stop
if you need to, or check out different routes.
Choose
your route carefully. The best way to get someplace by bicycle
may not be the way you normally drive. Get a Madison Bicycle map to help
you find recommended routes. Try a few different routes to see how they
compare. 
Figure out
where you'll park. Find out from your employer ahead of time
if there are bicycle parking facilities on the premises, or look around
to find your best parking options.
Plan
your wardrobe. What facilities are available at work for storing
work clothes? For freshening up? Will you ride to work in your work clothes,
or will you change once you get there? Will you carry your work clothes
with you every day or store them at the office?
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