Daft, but is it worth it?

[Sillysimon10]

I dare say I already know your opinions on this one, but thought I'd put it out there anyway!!
Im all for getting out on the bike as much as possible...But If I commuted to work, it'd only take me about 5 minutes to get there!! At little over a mile a way from my house, is there much point? By the time im there, my heartrate wont be much higher than normal and it all in all seems a bit of a palaver! haha

Cue the jokes and insults

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Why not leave home earlier and take a longer ride, make it social and enjoyable

 

[palinurus]

I'd just walk.

I do sometimes ride a mile to the Supermarket, but only so I can use the bike trailer.

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

I dare say I already know your opinions on this one, but thought I'd put it out there anyway!!
Im all for getting out on the bike as much as possible...But If I commuted to work, it'd only take me about 5 minutes to get there!! At little over a mile a way from my house, is there much point? By the time im there, my heartrate wont be much higher than normal and it all in all seems a bit of a palaver! haha

Cue the jokes and insults

You could make the journey a bit longer. Go the wrong way down the road and come back after a bit, or go past work and double back. Keep going further every so often until you're doing a distance you're happy with. It's particularly fun in the nice weather, not so much with snow and ice about.

At least with a mile you can't be driving to work... please tell me you're not driving...

 

[4F]

How do you get to work at the moment ? I am also one for the take the longer route to work option

 

[beastie]

My commute is 1.27 miles. I never walk, it's bike, with a longer run home or very occasionally I take the car.
In mitigation I work split shifts and don't want to waste an extra forty minutes out of my split.

 

[Sillysimon10]

You could make the journey a bit longer. Go the wrong way down the road and come back after a bit, or go past work and double back. Keep going further every so often until you're doing a distance you're happy with. It's particularly fun in the nice weather, not so much with snow and ice about.

At least with a mile you can't be driving to work... please tell me you're not driving...

Haha definitely not driving!!

Yeah I could go longer some days, but theres times like this week where I'm on nights and doing at least 12 hour shifts...

I guess I'll just mix it up!!

 

[4F]

Haha definitely not driving!!

Yeah I could go longer some days, but theres times like this week where I'm on nights and doing at least 12 hour shifts...

I guess I'll just mix it up!!

Well I think you have answered your own question
Nights and 12 hour shifts short distance, otherwise take the scenic route.

 

[BSRU]

I dare say I already know your opinions on this one, but thought I'd put it out there anyway!!
Im all for getting out on the bike as much as possible...But If I commuted to work, it'd only take me about 5 minutes to get there!! At little over a mile a way from my house, is there much point? By the time im there, my heartrate wont be much higher than normal and it all in all seems a bit of a palaver! haha

Cue the jokes and insults

I only live a couple of miles from work but ride an extended commute every work day, managed over 6,000 miles commuting last year.
You have a big advantage as you can get home quickly if needed and you can vary the distance based on the prevailing weather conditions.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Go the wrong way. I live 5 miles from work, did 20 this morning. The beauty is I know that I can be home in 20 minutes if I need to be, if I don't I go further.

Oops just seen BSRU said the same thing

 

[addictfreak]

Why not leave home earlier and take a longer ride, make it social and enjoyable

Exactly what I do. Only live about 10 minutes ( if that ) from my work place, but I have a choice of routes I use rangeing from 13 to about 35 miles depending on weather and how much time I have to spare.

 

[gambatte]

Move further away

 

[BlackPanther]

Move further away

Brilliant!

 

[Sara_H]

I'd get on the bike for a mile, my sons dad lives a mike away, we usually bike there.

 

[Sandra6]

I bike just over a mile to work, it's probably 1.33333333 miles, I like to say it's 1.5 as it sounds better.
It doesn't take me any longer to get ready to cycle than it would to walk, I would put on a hat if I were walking, I put on a helmet to cycle. I put on my waterproofs if it's raining, but I'd have to find a brolly if I walked.
If you think it's more hassle than it's worth you shouldn't cycle.