So I'm moving to Fort Worth in August for Law School, and with gas prices as high as they are (and the added blow that my Nissan Frontier barely gets 20mpg and costs a small FORTUNE to fill up now), I've been considering using my old Mongoose cross trainer bicycle as an alternative to driving to and from campus. The apartments I'm looking at are close enough that I could successfully do it, and I'm wondering about the actual plausibility now. I'm not in the GREATEST shape, but given some practice and the time between now and the move I can get in the shape I need to be in to do the daily ride. My question is thus: is the terrain flat enough that I could conceivably DO this kind of commute, without a whole lot of toiling and sweating up hills? It wouldn't be good to walk into class with sweat pouring down my back and ruining my good suit or dress shirt :\ To respond to the person asking about walking: Not with a laptop, 3 classes worth of Law journals and books, and the heat/rain being that brutal IN A SUIT. Cycling additionally improves my overall health. Thanks for the answers so far ya'll!
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Yes, I think it is flat enough. My brother lives in the Dallas area and is an avid cyclist. The Ft. Worth police ride bicycles all over the city to patrol, especially the downtown area. You'll get in great shape. One drawback though is that there is often a lot of rain in the spring so you might think about that. And the summer heat is brutal.
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if you are that close y not walk???
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Ah hello it is 100+ deg in Texas, you are gonna sweat your ass of even if your going down hill. Have fun
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you might want to think about looking into the bus system for the" Dressed up too good for weather this bad "days. http://www.the-t.com/ The site is very busy because it includes airport stuff, handicapped buses(MITS), rail service, other city services. The student discount is for high school and under and a number of buses have a bike rack so you could ride the bike back. I think TCU students get a free pass from the school. As for the lay of the land, we would need to know which school.
