how shall I commute to work

[princeperch]

new job, so a new commute. Living in Dalston, new job is in Holborn - so shall I:

1) ride my road bike
2) get a cheap 125cc scooter
3) get the bus

bit worried about getting knocked off 1 or 2 but having commuted with the greast british public for a while I'm getting a bit fed up with it. Or if I invest in a new toy will I regret it and wish I was having a kip on the 242?

[Techn0]

Take the car.

[Zod]

car

[princeperch]

I live in Hackney. I don't have my car here as it would last 2 minutes. It's in storage at the mo, 10 miles away.

[jamiebae]

Scooter.

You won't spend half the winter with 'tube flu' and if you have your wits about you and some road sense it's not as dangerous as people think. My attitude was to generally ride like a lunatic and be past the obstacles before they knew you were there. If you cycle you will be sweaty and need a shower when you arrive at the office, plus it's slower than scooting.

[Puggit]

princeperch said:

I live in Hackney. I don't have my car here as it would last 2 minutes. It's in storage at the mo, 10 miles away.

Come back to Reading then, your car is safer here

[princeperch]

Puggit said:

princeperch said:

I live in Hackney. I don't have my car here as it would last 2 minutes. It's in storage at the mo, 10 miles away.

Come back to Reading then, your car is safer here

there are many similarities between norris road and where I live now...

[LukeBird]

Golden Eagle.


When the errrr birds at work see you arrive on it, they are going to be two things....


Jealous and wet.

Job done!

[sneijder]

erocket.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzdNI8geL7w

[Gretchen]

princeperch said:

I live in Hackney. I don't have my car here as it would last 2 minutes. It's in storage at the mo, 10 miles away.

Then ride to lock up and drive to work James May style. Easy.

[Taffer]

4) Get a 125cc bike with a 'proper' gearbox. Not as desirable to chavs as a scooter, good practice if you want to go for a full bike licence (I'm assuming you only have a CBT), cheap for fuel and insurance and.........it's not a bus.

[focusboy]

[quote=Taffer]4) Get a 125cc bike with a 'proper' gearbox. Not as desirable to chavs as a scooter, good practice if you want to go for a full bike licence (I'm assuming you only have a CBT), cheap for fuel andAuthor Discussion
princeperch

Original Poster




Yesterday (22:40) new job, so a new commute. Living in Dalston, new job is in Holborn - so shall I:

1)ride my road bike
2) get a cheap 125cc scooter
3) get the bus

bit worried about getting knocked off 1 or 2 but having commuted with the greast british public for a while I'm getting a bit fed up with it. Or if I invest in a new toy will I regret it and wish I was having a kip on the 242?


Surely has a full licence if hes going to ride option 1?

I personally would go with option 2

ETA im a retard and should check my spelling mistakes before posting about others replies, oooops

Edited by focusboy on Saturday 21st November 00:19

[M5jimmy]

I would go for scooter, saw this on Fifth gear :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGOG-R3ZwDA

Supercharged 125 cc

http://www.peugeotmoto.co.uk/jetforce.html

[BMWBen]

Cycle you big wuss. Assuming you have showering facilities at work that is.

[sleep envy]

Dalston? unlucky

unicycle

[sday12]

Bus? in Hackney? Brave man.

[andy-xr]

Drive to the point where you're 5 miles away and just stop there, get out and walk the rest.

It's OK if you're late, Government told you to do it so you have a note explaining it

[silverthorn2151]

A stealth scooter....in Dalston, the muggers won't hear you coming, what with their hoods up and everything.

I think it would be cool to commute on this, as opposed to using them at Le Mans....where everyone is drunk and throws things at you, or in the paddock, where we always forget to charge them and end up pushing them back!

[Jam Spavlin]

Option 4: Sinclair C5

During the summer I used one of mine to do a 10 mile round trip to work. No need to shower after as you have a motor to help your efforts. All the bks that was said when they came out about people not seeing you isn't true as riding one of these on the road is about as subtle as landing a harrier jump jet in your works car park! People just give you a wide birth and drive past tooting and smiling at you!

[1BJ]

Buy a car