Geek Transportation Systems

There is a chap who commutes through central Edinburgh every day on a <i>unicycle</i> - including the cycling over the narrow Dean bridge and up the fairly steep Mound hill between the New and Old towns.

For less than 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) I almost always walk, unless I'm in a rush. It' s great habit to have, and my main source of exercise. For greater distances, I generally use public transportation.

I'm lucky enough to cycle to work across London (6 km/4 miles in each direction) for my commute and I certainly wouldn't consider a folding bicycle or a scooter. A normal bike works well and I can have paniers on the back for carrying shopping, books, etc.<p>If you need to go geek then you can have all sorts of electronics on your bike to track progress, add a Polar heart monitor, get an app for your phone...

Those little tiny pedal arms on the Strida... they look like a lot of work and not much velocity. I've gotta try one anyway, because it's just such a cool concept.<p>P.S. Where would you ride something like the Strida? Surely not the sidewalk, but can you ride fast enough for the street?

Just wanted to know if I was the only one to have a motorbike as my preferred means of transportation.

The ultimate transportation hack must be motorcycle and scooters. I was surprised to see so few of these in my travel to California. Given the climate, it should be a no brainer. Can anyone shed some light on why they are not popular.

As of late, it seems to me that CO has turned into a blog where Jeff surrounds Amazon affiliate links with sometimes semi-interesting stuff (SSDs, scooters, his latest rig). Nothing against the guy though.

Has anyone tried a Brompton? They're popular in London. But London is quite hilly - I'm interested to know whether you need the gears or not, nad whether the extra weight makes them worthwhile.

You can't stand up and pedal? Sounds pretty sketchy to me.