Starting with a TIGGER complex

skye3737

I cycled in to work this afternoon and yet again, I'm the only one

I'm the only one that's cycled to work here that is. There are about 200 people working here during the week and I'm the only one who cycles regularly, that's bad for that many people isn't it.

We have good facility's somewhere dryish to leave your bike and showers if needed but still no one seems to bother.

So is anyone also the sole cyclist where they work?

marchant

The hospital I work at employs something in the region of 800 people, and yet I've never seen more than a dozen or so bikes parked in various places. Admittedly there may be some locked away in obscure hidey-holes, but not that many. I've tried to encourage others (without evangelising), but the nearest I got was someone buying a half tonne bag of nails and then getting discouraged 'cos they got tired.

AndyManc

skye3737 wrote:

So is anyone also the soul cyclist where they work?

Yep, me.

But having said that, I've not used it for the past 2 weeks, appalling weather and the flu being the reasons.

All companies should be encouraging cycling and using incentives, it's just not happening as it should.

ansbaradigeidfran

Er, I think you mean the 'sole' cyclist.

I'm one of them at my workplace, but there's only six of us. At Uni, there's a small handful at my department in Lower Bangor, but the cycles racks at the arts building in Upper Bangor is always busy - the halls of residence are also in Upper Bangor, so no nasty hill for them.

always_tyred

skye3737 wrote:

I cycled in to work this afternoon and yet again, I'm the only one

I'm the only one that's cycled to work here that is. There are about 200 people working here during the week and I'm the only one who cycles regularly, that's bad for that many people isn't it.

We have good facility's somewhere dryish to leave your bike and showers if needed but still no one seems to bother.

So is anyone also the soul cyclist where they work?

Wow. That IS shocking. I'm the only cyclist where I work, but there are only 4 of us!! There are about 40 in the same building and they all think I'm strange for cycling when there are perfectly acceptable busses and trains available.

But the last time I worked on a site with 150ish employees, about 25 cycled regularly. Thats more normal surely?

skye3737

ansbaradigeidfran wrote:

Er, I think you mean the 'sole' cyclist.

I'm one of them at my workplace, but there's only six of us. At Uni, there's a small handful at my department in Lower Bangor, but the cycles racks at the arts building in Upper Bangor is always busy - the halls of residence are also in Upper Bangor, so no nasty hill for them.

Yes your right I did. :oops:

artaxerxes

Out of about 30 people in our office in London there are usually about 10 working from home. Out of the people who actually make it to the office, about 5 of us cycle. We have underground secure cycle parking too.

hondafanatic

I'm pleased to say 100% of our office cycle in. Although, I should point out that I represent 33.3% of the office.

ChrisLS

...out of 12 people I am the only one...

...3 of them live close enough to walk, leave alone cycle, but still drive in...

bluesacs

I'm the only cyclist in the village.

lost_in_thought

I am the only one.

A few others talk with me regularly about cycling etc. but all maintain they live too close to cycle, and prefer to walk.

I can't understand this.

always_tyred

lost_in_thought wrote:

I am the only one.

A few others talk with me regularly about cycling etc. but all maintain they live too close to cycle, and prefer to walk.

I can't understand this.

Do they walk in, or just talk about that as well?

lost_in_thought

Always Tyred wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

I am the only one.

A few others talk with me regularly about cycling etc. but all maintain they live too close to cycle, and prefer to walk.

I can't understand this.

Do they walk in, or just talk about that as well?

They do walk, yes. I can't understand why someone would walk instead of cycling. They are odd.

always_tyred

lost_in_thought wrote:

Always Tyred wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

I am the only one.

A few others talk with me regularly about cycling etc. but all maintain they live too close to cycle, and prefer to walk.

I can't understand this.

Do they walk in, or just talk about that as well?

They do walk, yes. I can't understand why someone would walk instead of cycling. They are odd.

Do they arrive at work sweaty?

lost_in_thought

Always Tyred wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

Always Tyred wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

I am the only one.

A few others talk with me regularly about cycling etc. but all maintain they live too close to cycle, and prefer to walk.

I can't understand this.

Do they walk in, or just talk about that as well?

They do walk, yes. I can't understand why someone would walk instead of cycling. They are odd.

Do they arrive at work sweaty?

No...

always_tyred

lost_in_thought wrote:

Always Tyred wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

Always Tyred wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

I am the only one.

A few others talk with me regularly about cycling etc. but all maintain they live too close to cycle, and prefer to walk.

I can't understand this.

Do they walk in, or just talk about that as well?

They do walk, yes. I can't understand why someone would walk instead of cycling. They are odd.

Do they arrive at work sweaty?

No...

Ah HA!

lost_in_thought

Always Tyred wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

Always Tyred wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

Always Tyred wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

I am the only one.

A few others talk with me regularly about cycling etc. but all maintain they live too close to cycle, and prefer to walk.

I can't understand this.

Do they walk in, or just talk about that as well?

They do walk, yes. I can't understand why someone would walk instead of cycling. They are odd.

Do they arrive at work sweaty?

No...

Ah HA!

Yes, yes, but it is (theoretically) possible to cycle without making oneself sweaty, whilst still going faster than walking pace.

always_tyred

But you have to factor in locking the bike up time, maintaining the bike time, getting changed time and so forth.

For the uninitiated, these are serious considerations.

Fitness is not a consideration. Besides, these people will believe that walking is good physical excersise (as opposed to better than nothing) because the government tells them that it is.

artaxerxes

Walking is cheaper than cycling as well.

Dog Breath

53 people work in our office and the total who cycle is... ZERO

There are no facilities whatsoever for bike storage or showers/changing/lockers.

From a personal point of view, I have the obstacle of the River Mersey in the way, which would mean getting the ferry. Currently, I drive with 2 in the car. The difference in cost would mean that it is more expensive to cycle/ferry than to drive. That's public transport for you. :?

il_principe

8 of us in the office. 1 full time cyclist (me) two dabblers and a lapsed. 3 are unconvertable, one is teetering.

I keep my bike in the office but the racks outside are deserted at this time of year.

linsen

I am the only one to my knowledge, out of nearly 2000

The complaining tadpole

Just myself ( Out of about 150 employees ) Although to be fair about 95% of our workforce are big fat hairy ar£ed HGV drivers so not much chance of any conversion here

jrduquemin

There are 3 of us that cycle in where I work. My girlfriend, myself and one other chap. I don't ride is as regularly as everyone else but it's a longer journey in total. Currently I am driving in as I'm coming down with some bug or other. Would be nice to ride in again though as I just bought a Hope Vision 2 and I want to try it out :-)

Let's see how the feckers in their cars like being dazzled

Breathless Commuter Man

About 120 people in our building and there are two regular cyclists (me included), one dabbler and one new convert who is about to get his cycle to work scheme bike (time will tell). We have an underground car park, shower facilities and some drying/hanging up facilities plus many of the employees are relatively young, so no excuses for such a low score really.

blackworx

linsen wrote:

I am the only one to my knowledge, out of nearly 2000

:shock: wow

I'm the only one out of about 80.

I have to stifle my resentment whenever anyone else "decides" to "get fit" as it means I must share the facilities. Thankfully I've never had to resort to letting down tyres/loosening headsets/leaving a horse's head on a pannier, since the first light breeze to come along tends to blow them right off the wagon anyway.

It's amazing how many people here have a Cycle Scheme bike though (20-odd).

Hey Jax

I am the only one of about 30 people.... but having said that, there are no changing rooms, showers, lockers or even anywhere to put your bike! I have to chain mine to a telegraph pole in the staff car park, then hog the confines of a loo whilst i get changed and ready for work!
I work for the health service and think its a really poor show for the staff!

pigeon42

I'm currently the only one out of 250 - there were another 2 that I knew of, but one left and the other's resorted to the car in the cold weather.

I'm just gently trying to drum up a bit more interest in it ready for when the warmer weather comes - I think the chances of persuading the uninitiated to start cycling in mid-December are fairly slim... I am mostly doing this by making sure I look completely full of beans first thing in the morning, while everyone else still looks half asleep

jinnan_tonnix

Just me, out of about 50 people.

There's a bike stand right inside the porch, so it's dry and secure, and there's a reasonably good shower.

I know quite a few live much closer to work than I do, but there's always an excuse.

Wrath Rob

In my team of 20 there are 3 full time and 1 part time cyclist. Unfortunately the company, all 9000 of us in London, sees fit to encourage cycling by providing a total of 48 secure parking spaces (there's a years waiting list to get one) and not having a cycle2work scheme, despite me suggesting it would e good for its image and the employees health and productivity (though bad for my bank balance). Not a sniff. On the plus side there's showers and plenty of hanging/drying space in my office

croggy

The complaining tadpole wrote:

Just myself ( Out of about 150 employees ) Although to be fair about 95% of our workforce are big fat hairy ar£ed HGV drivers so not much chance of any conversion here

My HGV driving cousin was moaning about gaining weight and feeling unfit.I talked him into cycling.He keeps a folder in the back of his cab and after parking for the night he goes cycling.So far he's lost a stone in 4 months.