Cycling to work

[baron bashoneov]

How many of us could cycle to work but still refuse to.

This week I have been mostly cycling to work rather than driving
mainly due to the fact that I ate and drank so much whilst watching
the ryder cup that I decide to do a bit of exercise to compensate.
I only live a short distance from work and drove just in case I needed to
go on site during the day.
I will cycle whilst it is dry and cycle home if I
need the car.

Hopefully I will get a bit fitter and lose a bit of the beer belly.

I will probably get run of the road by some white van man.

I am not turning into a tree hugger as I will back out on the country roads
in the 997 this weekend.

Should we all be making small lifestyle changes to do our bit.

[Heskey]

I could use some cycling but bugger doing it to work! It's 11 and a half miles one-way through Postman Pat land!

[Monki]

I did try cycling to work but after having a chav spit on me from a passing car, buckling a wheel in a pothole and almost been run off the road by a lorry I decided not to bother.

I would have used the path but can be fined £30 for doing that

[okgo]

I would do it in an instant, but there is no washing facility here.

It would be a great ride and probably take me less time than the car, but I can't be doing with the sweat..

[DaveL485]

Hell no. 26 miles each way? Screw that.

Then again if it were one mile each way I probably wouldnt either lol

[Digger.]

baron bashoneov said:

How many of us could cycle to work but still refuse to.

This week I have been mostly cycling to work rather than driving
mainly due to the fact that I ate and drank so much whilst watching
the ryder cup that I decide to do a bit of exercise to compensate.
I only live a short distance from work and drove just in case I needed to
go on site during the day.
I will cycle whilst it is dry and cycle home if I
need the car.

Hopefully I will get a bit fitter and lose a bit of the beer belly.

I will probably get run of the road by some white van man.

I am not turning into a tree hugger as I will back out on the country roads
in the 997 this weekend.

Should we all be making small lifestyle changes to do our bit.

Distance to work? How long does it take by bike? In reality needs to be more than 30 minutes ride before any stored fat begins to get burned off, maybe consider taking a detour and find some hillier sections?

Best method to avoid being run off the road is NOT to cycle in the gutter. If you ride further out, say 1-2ft then you will be safer from wind buffetting you into the kerb, and drivers will need to make a more considered decision before passing you and ironically will leave a larger gap between you and them.

Edited by Digger. on Tuesday 23 September 09:57

[will_]

I do 10 miles each way every day through London - love it and would highly recommend it. Saves a fortune, very reliable, quicker than public transport and much more fun. Lost a stone too!

[R4PID]

It's a hazardous journey enough walking across the landing without getting a bike involved.

[EdJ]

I used to cycle to my office in central London - 11 miles each way - and loved it. In London, it's safer than you might think because most of the traffic is going SO slowly, you spend most of the time overtaking them.

The biggest frustration for me was the traffic lights - I rarely managed to get my heart rate going because I was always stopping for the lights. It makes you realise how many of them there are - I reckoned that on a 11 mile journey I spent about half of the time stationary at traffic lights.

It's also a right shag if you fall off. I landed heavily on my hand once and it still hurts if I shake hands with people.

[Yugguy]

No thanks, 50 miles round trip on narrow fast A-roads.

[dirty doug]

I did cycle to work from Ipswich to Colchester several times this year - 17 miles each way with some nasty hills. No proper wash room either. Hard work? Oh yes. Worth doing it more often? Maybe. At what petrol price would it be done more often? At £2 per litre unleaded, the bike would come out on most dry & low wind speed days

[Benny Saltstein]

I've switched to the train/cycle combo with a folding bike for the final 2 miles to work. Its been 2 months now, I don't think I'm saving any money and I'm not sure there's any fitness benefit for such a short cycle.

[mechsympathy]

baron bashoneov said:

Should we all be making small lifestyle changes to do our bit.

I've got some hair shirts for sale, going cheap.

[stew-S160]

i cycle, but then i live 3:45minutes from work by bike.

[L4URA]

I could cycle to work as it's only 4 miles, but there is a really nice S bend in the road and it would be a waste not to drive it every day!

[PhilLL]

Hmm I think I'd have to set off pretty early for the 43 mile journey

[Saddle bum]

Shouldn't the OP be used to bump up the recent "How close have you come to being killed" thread?

[otolith]

I'd consider it, but I can't get my mountain bike up the stairs, and the wife will complain about it getting mud on the carpet.

[ZR1cliff]

I've just got rid of my runaround, 90% of my trips were local, work and town. For the last two weeks I've cycled to pick the cab up and then cycled home in the early hours. I had planned to start jogging again in the winter so this serves as a good prelude to getting fitter, and while I am enjoying it now I'm not sure I'll feel the same in the winter.
You see a lot more cycling, and the estates I cycle through at 3-4am seem to have a fair bit going on with youths on bikes, seems like 'have bike will deal' - yes, even they've got their bikes working for them . I've started to wear hoodies now to blend in and am even getting the 'alright dude' acknowledgements.

[Meeja]

It is something I have thought about and never done.

I am in the office on average three days a week (on the road the rest of the time), but the office is 19 miles away from home, and I'm not sure I fancy a 38 mile round trip.....

It would certainly help me get my weight down a bit though!