You know you're addicted to cycle commuting when...

[Andrew_Culture]

I've just posted these 'Signs you're addicted to cycling to work' on my blog and thought they might offer a moment of humorous distraction from the daily grind:

1. You live three miles from work but your commute is ten miles
2. You know exactly how much quicker cycling to work is that driving through traffic to work
3. You tell anyone who will listen (and some who won't) how much quicker cycling to work is that driving through traffic to work
4. You look forlornly at your commuter bike on your days off from work
5. You apologize to your bicycle on days off
6. You know exactly how long it has been since your last puncture
7. There are days when you'd like a few words in the ear of the inventor of 'puncture-proof' tyres
8. You love that your colleagues think you're insane for cycling to work
9. You check weather apps more than social networking
10. You can tell how early or late for work you are according to who you see on your commute
11. It's not breakfast, it's fuel
12. Summer rain (on the way home) is a joyous wash
13. You have at least three different types of cycling gloves
14. Strava & Endomondo & other GPS tracking
15. You're reading this list just because it's about cycle commuting.

 

[BSRU]

You missed out
16. Even when it is hissing down, dark, cold and windy you do not even think about using the car(if you have one).

 

[Supersuperleeds]

WHOAH! I am a proper cyclist, I tick all those and the 16th one, apart from number 1. I live 5 miles from work but commute 20 plus

 

[Supersuperleeds]

17) You keep getting goods delivered to work and they are building up in a corner as you can't face bringing the car into work to take them home.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

18) Your office resembles a bedsit with the spare shirts, wash kit, cycling clothes all strewn all over the place.
19) You know the best radiator in the building for drying off your gear

 

[Kies]

21) you look at what every other cyclist is riding and know if it has Sora/Tiagra/105/Ultegra ....

 

[Jdratcliffe]

[QUOTE 2400410, member: 1314"]21) You feel sorry for drivers, bus and train passengers, and pedestrians.[/quote]
So true - 22) you laugh when trains delayed "due to bad weather" and don the rain jacket and head home and get there normal time :-)

 

[Shut Up Legs]

you get up at stupid-o'clock* every work day, and it's still dark when you get to work, but you still love the "morning" commute.

* typically 4:10am here, to start riding to work at 4:45am.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

All brilliant suggestions!

 

[400bhp]

24) You turn down a new job because it's closer to home.

 

[helston90]

25) if you are forced to take the car to work you get mega jealous when you see people cycle commuting
also in contrast to some of the above
26) it takes you longer to cycle to work than to drive but you do it for the love of it

 

[HLaB]

27. Driving could be quicker, could be longer, its just so unpredictable

 

[arno]

21b) you also check their tyres thread patterns and can deduct the make and model

 

[Biscuit]

18) Your office resembles a bedsit with the spare shirts, wash kit, cycling clothes all strewn all over the place.
19) You know the best radiator in the building for drying off your gear

Absolutely so true!!! LOL. Brilliant!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Hee hee, keep 'em coming!