Elisabeth Reinkordt’s Route: A South Philly to Penn Bike Commute

Editor’s note: This is the first profile in our Routes series, written by SJ Punderson, which takes a look at Philadelphia cyclists and their routes to and from their daily destinations. For more information, click here.

There isn’t much Elisabeth Reinkordt can’t do on her trusty Surly Long Haul Trucker commuter bike. 

“I’ve carried a pizza,” Reinkordt said during a recent visit to her South Philadelphia row home to talk about bicycling in Philadelphia. “You have to be able to ride one handed and balance the pizza on the front. Use the right brake, which controls the back wheel. The left brake is connected to the front tire, so you’d go over the handlebars if you used that one-handed.”

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