Reasons to Cycle
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1. My family only needs 1 car and not 2.
2. I have an hour and a half a day when I'm outside and 'free'
3. I can rummage around in skips and bins to my hearts content.0 -
To gloat over motorists stuck in traffic jams :twisted:0
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EKE_38BPM wrote: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).
++1Where would you be if you fell down a hole?.. Stuck down a hole... in the fog... Stuck down a hole, in the fog, at night... WITH AN OWL!0 -
1) - To get fit
2) - Due to crap local transport, its much quicker (35min as opposed to 1h30m-2hrs)
3) - Im alive & awake to start work.Boardman Hybrid Pro
Planet X XLS0 -
1. Living in London it generally gets me to where I want to go quicker than public transport does.
2. Makes the commute *way* more fun. A hard ride home after a busy day at work is a great way to release tension. And I feel more refreshed and ready for the day after I've come in on the bike than if I've been stuffed onto a bus/tube.
3. Lets me eat what I want
4. I'd rather spend money on stuff for my bikes than public transport.
5. Riding in the sun, when you're not in a hurry, is one of the most relaxing and enjoyable activities I can think of.0 -
notsoblue wrote:1. Living in London it generally gets me to where I want to go quicker than public transport does.
2. Makes the commute *way* more fun. A hard ride home after a busy day at work is a great way to release tension. And I feel more refreshed and ready for the day after I've come in on the bike than if I've been stuffed onto a bus/tube.
3. Lets me eat and drink what I want
4. I'd rather spend money on stuff for my bikes than public transport.
5. Riding in the sun, when you're not in a hurry, is one of the most relaxing and enjoyable activities I can think of.
Although more than three things, that's a good summary. I've added a littled addition though....0 -
1. I am not good at walking :oops:
2. it's liberating
3. I like the scenery0 -
1. It's cheaper than car/PT
2. Better for the environment than car/PT
3. Keeps the waistline in checkFCN 7
Porridge and coffee - the breakfast of champions0 -
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.
I got caught in that cr@p cycling from Drumchapel to the river - south of that, nothing. :evil: Unfortunately by that time the shoes were full of cold water. Mind you, I actually quite like that sort of ride - apart from the cold feet that is :twisted:
As to the 'why'....
1. It keeps me fit and saves knees/back from "exercise" (also limits middle age spread)
2. I arrive at work buzzing, and don't nod off after lunch. Also feel good in the evening so more user-friendly with the sprogs
3. It saves me an absolute fortune on fuel"Get a bicycle. You won't regret it if you live"
Mark Twain0 -
I'm pretty sure that unless you live next door to a tube station in London pt will never be faster than a bike.0
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mybreakfastconsisted wrote:I'm pretty sure that unless you live next door to a tube station in London pt will never be faster than a bike.
There are far too many variables to make this consistently correct. Time of day, length of journey, mode of PT, terrain, time of year, weather etc
I know that sometimes I can easily beat a train to central London, but at other times it beats me by a massive margin.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!0 -
Door to door, my Leytonstone to Borough commute was slightly faster by bike in the rush hour, but there's a ten minute walk from the station either end.
If you lived further out than 7 miles I guess the train could be faster.0 -
mybreakfastconsisted wrote:Door to door, my Leytonstone to Borough commute was slightly faster by bike in the rush hour, but there's a ten minute walk from the station either end.
If you lived further out than 7 miles I guess the train could be faster.
Is that MBC admitting that s/he may be wrong?!
Mods, make this a sticky!!!!!!!!!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!0