pally83
Über Member
I'm after a bit of advice. Up until last November I was working 6 miles from home, which was a lovely bike commute most of the year round for at least 4 days out of 5. Then I got a job working 30 miles away but that's not as stupid as it sounds - I was made redundant and had to take what I could get, in this case it worked out very well for me except for the commute. I now have to endure up to 1hr 40mins on the M6 of a morning when the same journey takes 30-35 minutes with no traffic. So, now that the darkest days are behind us, I want to start commuting by bike again.
My fitness isn't up to doing the whole trip on two wheels... yet (though my family wouldn't appreciate it, especially as I spend my evenings studying for a degree) but I reckon I could get away with driving half and cycling half. So, is there anyone with experience of mixing it up in this way? What suggestions have you for safe parking (park and ride, pay car parks, on-street, business parks)? The only stipulation is that it must be cheaper than driving the remaining miles. Are there any special considerations I should make? Would it affect my car insurance? I'm hoping to find an office car park that I can use since that's where it says my car is kept during the day - never had to specify exactly where the office car park is.
Getting the train part way isn't really an option as it's either too expensive or not frequent enough.
My fitness isn't up to doing the whole trip on two wheels... yet (though my family wouldn't appreciate it, especially as I spend my evenings studying for a degree) but I reckon I could get away with driving half and cycling half. So, is there anyone with experience of mixing it up in this way? What suggestions have you for safe parking (park and ride, pay car parks, on-street, business parks)? The only stipulation is that it must be cheaper than driving the remaining miles. Are there any special considerations I should make? Would it affect my car insurance? I'm hoping to find an office car park that I can use since that's where it says my car is kept during the day - never had to specify exactly where the office car park is.
Getting the train part way isn't really an option as it's either too expensive or not frequent enough.