Bike Commute | Life at HOK

17 December 2009 | Posted inBlog News & Updates, Cool Stuff

5000-Mile Man

I feel like a proud parent! Our little (er -giant) Steven rode 5000 miles in 2009!

It’s quite a feat if you consider the reality of it. There are many of you that ride your bike, often to and from work (see Jodi’s post); but think about the actual number of miles you rack up! I’d be happy if I made it to 50 (Tour de France is ~2241 miles)! Also think about the conditions in which you ride your bike! Not even cold and mild rain keeps Steven Crang off the double wheeled transporter!

To celebrate his enormous amount of hard work he brought in a Gus’ Pretzel (a St. Louis’ …

St. Louis Bike To Work Month

They may not look like what you would first imagine.

They may not look like anything TV makes them out to be.

But they are . . .

the St. Louis HOK Biker Gang!

[It may be necessary to say "the St. Louis HOK Biker Gang!" in your best dramatic theatrical voice over; go ahead, try it again, I'll wait]

[l-r: Seth Teel, Jason Kerensky, Paul Wilhelms, Derek Prior, Brett Kostial, Tim Gaidis]

[l-r: Jon Cohen, JoAnn Brookes, Bruce Brunner, Derek Prior, Seth Teel,
Brett Kostial, Matt Snelling, Jason Kerensky, Tim Gaidis, Mark Rosen,
Paul Wilhelms, Steven Crang,

…

Bike to Work_StL

To help encourage biking to work tomorrow, I’d like to flash around the designated HOK Bike to Work 2009 Route…

TADAAAAA!!!

stlbiketoworkroute

Also, we’d like to give a plug to Bike St Louis and their killer bike map. And, although your route is already planned for tomorrow, you can always check out TrailNet where they’ll even give you the best route suggestion for your desired destination.

Also, check out the sweet shirts you’ll get to wear if you ride your bike to work on Friday in the HOK Bike Gang…

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