Reasons to Cycle

Wallace1492
Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
edited February 2011 in Commuting chat
It sleeted/snowed on way home last night, I got very cold and wet (I was in shorts and had just slagged off a colleague who put on thermals under long leggings and two pairs of gloves - justice was served to me cold and wet on Maryhill Road!)

Anyway it froze overnight and was a black ice warning. So for my own safety decided to get train. Plus gives me a chance to refresh locker with shirts. Also as I was drowned rat when I got in, and conditions were apalling, cancelled the night MTB run.

Sun shining now and pissed offf I will be getting train home. So as a bit of fun, why do you cycle? Limit is 3 reasons per post.
"Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    1 Its cheaper
    2 Its faster
    3 Its a laugh, ennit?
    FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
    FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
    FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees

    I'm hungry. I'm always hungry!
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    edited February 2011
    Assuming you are talking generally and not commuting specific...

    1. It gives me a post ride buzz
    2. It gives me something to talk about
    3. I just like it (probably due to the post ride buzz and not the struggling along when out on the bike)

    (Didn't realise the weather was that bad last night, it was OK generally dry where I was)
    Whippet
  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    Fitness
    Fun
    Faster
    Rose Xeon CW Disc
    CAAD12 Disc
    Condor Tempo
  • MrChuck
    MrChuck Posts: 1,663
    1 I like it
    2 It keeps me fit
    3 Traffic jams are really depressing
  • mattsaw
    mattsaw Posts: 907
    1. Fitness, to lose weight and to be able to eat what I want
    2. Faster - Commute by train/tube/walk takes around 3 hours per day, on a bike its around 1.20, more time with the family.
    3. Fun - while everyone else is packed into trains and tubes I'm looking at the sunrise in Richmond Park :)
    Bianchi C2C - Ritte Bosberg - Cervelo R3
    Strava
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Just need one reason: I likez it.
    FCN 2-4 "Shut up legs", Jens Voigt
    Planet-x Scott
    Rides
  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    suzyb wrote:
    (Didn't realise the weather was that bad last night, it was OK generally dry where I was)

    It started as very cold rain, turned to driving sleet, and ended up as snow, the roads were rivers then from Bearsden were covered in slush, then snow by time I got home. Possibly the worst conditions I have cycled home in. My sealskinz socks filled with cold water, my (alleged) waterproof gloves soaked though.
    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • kelsen
    kelsen Posts: 2,003
    1. I rather be dripping with sweat on the bike than on the train
    2. I save £8.70 everytime I commute in
    3. I get to wear lycra without having to be a member of a private club
  • Cafewanda
    Cafewanda Posts: 2,788
    Pleasure
    Childhood dream to ride a bike
    I look good in lycra 8)
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    suzyb wrote:
    (Didn't realise the weather was that bad last night, it was OK generally dry where I was)

    It started as very cold rain, turned to driving sleet, and ended up as snow, the roads were rivers then from Bearsden were covered in slush, then snow by time I got home. Possibly the worst conditions I have cycled home in. My sealskinz socks filled with cold water, my (alleged) waterproof gloves soaked though.
    :(

    Yet the center to east of the country (where I was driving down from Falkirk to Carluke) was mostly dry and clear.
    Whippet
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    I get a great sense of freedom - probably assisted by the happy chemical dump that occurs when you exercise.
    _
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    1) to win.
    Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
    Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
    Sun - Cervelo R3
    Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    It legitimises my studying of the Girls in Lycra thread
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Healthy
    Fun
    If you lived here you would too

    Ice spikers on the MTB this morning and guess what - I fell off.

    Nope, not on ice but at a pelican crossing - lights changed quicker than I was expecting, forgot my right foot was clipped in and the rest you can imagine...

    Pride needs to go for some filler and a respray... :oops: :D
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • t4tomo
    t4tomo Posts: 2,643
    I hate the tube
    Its quicker
    Wakes me up in t'morning
    Bianchi Infinito CV
    Bianchi Via Nirone 7 Ultegra
    Brompton S Type
    Carrera Vengeance Ultimate Ltd
    Gary Fisher Aquila '98
    Front half of a Viking Saratoga Tandem
  • mybreakfastconsisted
    mybreakfastconsisted Posts: 1,018
    You always know exactly what time you get to your destination.

    You always get a seat.

    Cycling 12 miles a day means you can drink as much beer as you like.*

    You see things you'd miss if you were driving- the change of the seasons for instance.

    It's faster, cheaper and far more pleasant than public transport.

    You can burn up other cyclists and overtake without acknowledging them , appearing to be trying too hard and without letting them hear you pant.


    * I have no medical knowledge whatsoever.
  • snailracer
    snailracer Posts: 968
    Less pollution.
  • mudcow007
    mudcow007 Posts: 3,861
    because....

    it saves me about £40 per week in fuel

    it wakes me up in the morning

    i also luuuurves riding my bike
    Keeping it classy since '83
  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    1 I like it
    2 It keeps me fit
    3 I detest public transport at rush hour
    Purveyor of sonic doom

    Very Hairy Roadie - FCN 4
    Fixed Pista- FCN 5
    Beared Bromptonite - FCN 14
  • SmellTheGlove
    SmellTheGlove Posts: 697
    No reverse gear on my bike - ever noticed how many trips by car start in reverse?
    Following a cheeky butt for a couple of clicks
    And for general buzz and honing the senses
    "Consider the grebe..."
  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    Diesel costs A FORTUNE

    I can eat what I like

    It's the nearest thing I can do to riding a horse.
    Emerging from under a big black cloud. All help welcome
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Firstly, I enjoy it - no matter what the weather. Secondly, I'm in a much better mood when I get home from work when I've got all my frustration out on the bike. A tough day at the office followed by a frustrating, slow journey home does not a happy Elephant make.
    Sun - Rain - Snow
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    suzyb wrote:
    (Didn't realise the weather was that bad last night, it was OK generally dry where I was)

    It started as very cold rain, turned to driving sleet, and ended up as snow, the roads were rivers then from Bearsden were covered in slush, then snow by time I got home. Possibly the worst conditions I have cycled home in. My sealskinz socks filled with cold water, my (alleged) waterproof gloves soaked though.

    With weather like that, you can keep Scotland!
    FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
    FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
    FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees

    I'm hungry. I'm always hungry!
  • Initialised
    Initialised Posts: 3,047
    1: I have a bike
    2: it's faster than PT
    3: it's cheaper than the car
    I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.
  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    Because I can
    MTB commuter / 531c commuter / CR1 Team 2009 / RockHopper Pro Disc / 10 mile PB: 25:52 (Jun 2014)
  • walkingbootweather
    walkingbootweather Posts: 2,443
    Agent57 wrote:
    Because I can

    This. One day the time will come when I can't. This makes me very sad....
    Nobody told me we had a communication problem
  • Libraio
    Libraio Posts: 181
    1. I hate PT
    2. Fitness
    3. I lurve cycling in the morning*



    *And I really hate PT...
    The Commuter: 2009 Trek District
    The John Deere: 2011 Van Dessel WTF
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    walkingbootweather wrote:
    Agent57 wrote:
    Because I can

    This. One day the time will come when I can't. This makes me very sad....

    The prospect of not being able to ride fills me with dread. I have long said that I want to die suddenly whilst riding.

    There was a thread in Cake Stop a few months ago about an old bloke (~70s/80s) riding a very nice road bike found dead at the side of a road in the middle of nowhere and no signs of an accident. A post mortem concluded he died of natural causes (heart attack or stroke I think) whilst on a solo ride.

    Sounds like the perfect way to go to me (not for a few decades yet though).
    FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
    FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
    FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees

    I'm hungry. I'm always hungry!
  • howie3472
    howie3472 Posts: 110
    1. To decrease to ever expanding waist line
    2. Makes me a happier person
    3. the sense of freedom is the best feeling in the world
    Trek 1.2
    FCN 5
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    1. Fitness, working towards a Tri perhaps.
    2. I'd rather spend £13.10 on gear than give it to PT.
    3. I don't need a car.

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