Ashamed of Myself

[paulfromthenorth]

Been a very "low level" cyclist for a few weeks now but decided to try the commute to work, a journey of 6.5 miles. A very doable distance for a portly middle aged fellow such as I.

Second commute in this morning resulted in my being faced with a mile or so tail back of traffic between Fair Oak and my destination so I took the bold step of filtering on the outside. I found myself riding with a huge grin thinking "that would normally be me stuck in that lot." I was as smug as a smug bloke who was really smug.

Should I

a) Be ashamed of myself for my feeling of wanton superiority?

b) Be proud of my personal accomplishment and be as smug as damn well please?

 

[fossyant]

I do it every day. Smug, it's the reason to cycle.

 

[raleighnut]

Well done for going up the outside of the traffic, really annoys them cos they expect cyclists to try to go up the inside where car ( and especially van) drivers can block them into the kerb deliberately. Much safer just to overtake.

 

[TissoT]

You should be proud of yourself taking to the road via your bike ... not the opposite
enjoy your commuting .

 

[nappadang]

B all day.

 

[Amanda P]

This is why the bike is the appropriate form of transport for this journey. If you hadn't been on your bike, your car would have been making that queue even longer. Why shouldn't you feel smug?

 

[Hyslop]

Good for you.And as for portly-no never!-keep at it and youll soon be smug and slim,grinning at the Bunters in their cars,shovelling down their burgers on their way to sit down all daySmug?Oh surely not!!

 

[derrick]

Nothing wrong with a bit of smug

 

[ianrauk]

Live it up...enjoy... and be smug

 

[MikeW-71]

Should I

a) Be ashamed of myself for my feeling of wanton superiority?

b) Be proud of my personal accomplishment and be as smug as damn well please?

a) Hell no.

b) Hell yes

 

[ScotiaLass]

 

[Jimmy Doug]

You and your middle-aged legs got there faster than all those one-tonne tin cans, lined up end-to-end, belching carcinogenic fumes into the atmosphere. What isn't there to feel smug about?

 

[paul04]

Many a time I go over the motorway bridge near work on my bike , and smile when I see the cars bumper to bumper going no where, and thinking, that would be me if I was in the car

 

[mustang1]

Dunno answer to your q. But be careful when filtering.

 

[Arjimlad]

It's the exhilaration of breaking free of the motor car which I relish.

And laughing at the clots who haven't done so, too, of course.

Smile & wave...