Am I nuts???

toybhoy

Okay so I have been commuting for the last 4 months by bike and have read alot of cycling forums and the same two main reasons why people commute by bike keeps popping up

1. To save money

2. To save time

Now I live 3 miles from my work and my company lays on a free minibus service every half hour from practically at my doorstep to my work doorstep.

So I cycle for neither of those two reasons above. Infact I have spent about £500 these few months on my bike and accessories so I am spending way more than if I just got the bus.

My GF thinks am nuts as does my workmates. What do I tell them>?!?!?!

always_tyred

Tell them that you'll probably live longer than they will.

sarajoy

My two top reasons are:

1) Because it's fun
2) To keep fit

I don't save any money by it, esp as I'm still paying off the cost of the bike and accessories - and the ride definitely takes longer than the drive. But so what?

Clever Pun

Why do you cycle?

To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women

Rich158

Just tell then you are indeed a lunatic, a very fit one, but a lunatic all the same

toybhoy

Very true indeed!

This whole cycling bug has really hit me hard. 4 months ago, couldnt even tell you what a derailleur is. My "best" bike was a £80 Apollo bike from Halfords.

Fast forward 4 months and I am now about to spend up to £1000 on a road bike!! I think this is my own personal quarter life crisis!! Before you know it, I'll be fully decked in lycra with my leg hair shaved so I can get to work 1 minute quicker!

Stuey01

I save no money by cycling. and no time.

I do it for fun and for the exercise.

il_principe

Those that take the bus are nuts. You are a cycling genius. Chapeau to you sir.

toybhoy

I posted my commuting bike on here

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... &start=360

The new road bike (either a Allez Sport, Boardman Carbon or Bianchi) will be my baby that I take out for long weekends!!

Kieran_Burns

SPARTA!!!!!!

benno68

Tell your lovely lady that cycling is getting you in shape and improving your stamina , you're only doing it for her.

As for your mates, tell them where to go!

It gets more difficult to explain when you start cycling 10 - 15 miles into work

fossyant

I probably spend far too much on bike bits, but at least it's not burnt in petrol.....

Kieran_Burns

Benno68 wrote:

Tell your lovely lady that cycling is getting you in shape and improving your stamina , you're only doing it for her.

As for your mates, tell them where to go!

It gets more difficult to explain when you start cycling 10 - 15 miles into work

I have to admit, I love seeing the look on peoples faces when they ask me how far I cycle and I reply "14 miles"

This is usually followed by: "In a day?"

"Nope, each way."

You generally get to see howmany fillings they have and whether they floss at this point

iclestu

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Benno68 wrote:

Tell your lovely lady that cycling is getting you in shape and improving your stamina , you're only doing it for her.

As for your mates, tell them where to go!

It gets more difficult to explain when you start cycling 10 - 15 miles into work

I have to admit, I love seeing the look on peoples faces when they ask me how far I cycle and I reply "14 miles"

This is usually followed by: "In a day?"

"Nope, each way."

You generally get to see howmany fillings they have and whether they floss at this point

Ha - you should see what happens when you have a belly like mine!

I'm sure half my colleagues dont believe me....

Kieran_Burns

I do top the scales at almost 15 stone and am 6', so I do have a belly to get rid of... :oops:

benno68

I was 15st and 6ft when I started cycling in November.

I'm down to 13.5 stone now and 4ft 2

Sorry guys, I'm going stir crazy in work waiting for people to leave. I'm in my cycling gear, bike by the front door and chomping on the bit to get out there...hmm, the thunder has started - could be interesting...

iclestu

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I do top the scales at almost 15 stone and am 6', so I do have a belly to get rid of... :oops:

Remember the bit in Corocodile Dundee where he says - "That's not a knife, this is a knife"?

Well, 6ft & 15st is not 'a belly'. We are the same height, but not the same weight

Next time you are breezing up a hill in your highest gear just think how much more effort you'd need if you had a 4 stone bag strapped to your waist......

btw - how long does 14 miles take for a super experienced uber-fit, lycra clad, 15 stone cycling machine such as yourself?

Jay dubbleU

toybhoy wrote:

I posted my commuting bike on here

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... &start=360

The new road bike (either a Allez Sport, Boardman Carbon or Bianchi) will be my baby that I take out for long weekends!!

Cool machine - like you I started commuting a few months ago but I wouldn't stop now having got through the winter and lost about a stone - I find a good workout on the bike wakes me up before I get in to work - I get there quicker than I would by car and I certainly wouldn't think of any other way of getting to work. Actually I don't like walking anywhere - it seems slow and clumsy compared to being on the bike

Kieran_Burns

iclestu wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I do top the scales at almost 15 stone and am 6', so I do have a belly to get rid of... :oops:

Remember the bit in Corocodile Dundee where he says - "That's not a knife, this is a knife"?

Well, 6ft & 15st is not 'a belly'. We are the same height, but not the same weight

Next time you are breezing up a hill in your highest gear just think how much more effort you'd need if you had a 4 stone bag strapped to your waist......

btw - how long does 14 miles take for a super experienced uber-fit, lycra clad, 15 stone cycling machine such as yourself?

*cough*

Well it takes ME between 50 and 55 mins as a rule. Go ask a super-fit lycra clad roadie type what it should take

When I started - the first time took 1hr 20 mins. I kid you not.

Personal best unladen is 45 mins, laden is 50. I never saw above 20mph for a LONG time, now while not regular is not unusual... funny how you simply don't notice the change

cjcp

Clever Pun wrote:

Why do you cycle?

To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women

Genius.

cjcp

Il Principe wrote:

Those that take the bus are nuts. You are a cycling genius. Chapeau to you sir.

+1.