Do you cycle for or at least partly for Enviromental reasons ?

[jay clock]

I would love to do more shopping by bike but we live in a hilly town, and I fully accept that even the keenest of cyclist will shy away from the run back from town fully laden

 

[classic33]

I would love to do more shopping by bike but we live in a hilly town, and I fully accept that even the keenest of cyclist will shy away from the run back from town fully laden

I've taken the old washer to the recycling site, and collected the replacement by cycle. Around an eight mile round trip.

Three piece suite and fridge freezers taken there, recycling centre, as well. I'm not paying someone to do what I can do!!

 

[mudsticks]

I can always trust CycleChat to pin down the real cause of the problems: women.

On the contrary they probably hold the solution to most of the problems ...


And they certainly aren't responsible for most of the greedy, selfish, aggressive "Me me me" Ego type business that has trashed the planet..


Only the guys aren't listening to those solutions - they're too busy holed up in places like this - chatting to each other about bottom brackets

 

[Pat "5mph"]

On the contrary they probably hold the solution to most of the problems ...


And they certainly aren't responsible for most of the greedy, selfish, aggressive "Me me me" Ego type business that has trashed the planet..


Only the guys aren't listening to those solutions - they're too busy holed up in places like this - chatting to each other about bottom brackets

A "like" for your good natured response to @jefmcg, but, imo, us women do our fair share of planet destroying, I know I do for sure.
The carbon footprint of the imported cooking ingredients I use daily is probably more than what I save by cycling everywhere
But then, I remember when one could not easily find a head of garlic in Scottish shops

 

[classic33]

A "like" for your good natured response to @jefmcg, but, imo, us women do our fair share of planet destroying, I know I do for sure.
The carbon footprint of the imported cooking ingredients I use daily is probably more than what I save by cycling everywhere
But then, I remember when one could not easily find a head of garlic in Scottish shops

There's at least one Scottish company growing it.
https://www.reallygarlicky.co.uk/

 

[mudsticks]

A "like" for your good natured response to @jefmcg, but, imo, us women do our fair share of planet destroying, I know I do for sure.
The carbon footprint of the imported cooking ingredients I use daily is probably more than what I save by cycling everywhere
But then, I remember when one could not easily find a head of garlic in Scottish shops

Yes indeed.. But who created the industrialised food system, that creates all this CO 2, who makes most money from it?
Who eats the food you, or any other woman prepared its not just women doing the eating..

And who did the colonising that habituated us to having all these 'exotic' ingredients..
Although there are varieties of garlic that do OK in Scotland.

As far as I'm aware (and I've studied this) women are leading the charge in relocalising the Scottish fresh food growing industry - operating smaller scaled more eco friendly units on the whole

Of course we all have to take responsibility got our actions both men and women..

But women haven't had much say in how things are run, or done, up until very recently..

I reckon its their time to step forward.

(do I get another point Pat??)

 

[classic33]

I cycled behind someone on an ebike this morning. They were wearing a high vis vest with “The zero emissions option” on it. They might charge the battery by solar I suppose.

Get one that has "The only zero emission option" and pass them.

 

[mjr]

Get one that has "The only zero emission option" and pass them.

For irony, pass wind loudly as you pass them, or cut one as you cut back in

 

[classic33]

For irony, pass wind loudly as you pass them, or cut one as you cut back in

The reference by me was with regards the vehicle in use.

 

[mudsticks]

Get one that has "The only zero emission option" and pass them.

It is possible to buy electricity from companies that source only from renewable generators.

Been doing this from a comp called 'Good Energy' for over 20yrs now

 

[Blue Hills]

I would love to do more shopping by bike but we live in a hilly town, and I fully accept that even the keenest of cyclist will shy away from the run back from town fully laden

Don't know about your age or health but I live up a very substantial hill culdesac so always have to cycle up it on my return. It's far easier to cycle up that hill with the shopping in panniers than to carry even half of it walking. No longer have a car. Presumably you exert yourself when cycling not shopping. Why not shopping?
Is your gearing OK?

 

[KneesUp]

I get one of the big supermarkets to bring most of the shopping to me, and then use the bike / Shank's pony for 'bits' in the week. Much less stressful.

 

[MichaelW2]

I cycle for purely selfish reasons. In terms of cost/fun/calories burnt I would rate my cycling towards the top end of activities. Maybe I'm not doing it right.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

I read somewhere that the carbon footprint of manufacturing a bike is approximately the carbon footprint of commuting by car for four weeks. I also read that approx half the carbon footprint of a car is in its manufacture.

That's all very vague and smacks of the nonsense on BBC4 I heard this week.

"Commuting for four weeks" means nothing. How far is your commute? Commute by what?
"half the carbon footpring of a car is in its manufacture". More vague. If a car does 500 000kms before getting scrapped, it's carbon footprint from fuel is higher than one that crashed when it left the forecourt.

There are too many glib statements flying around. Cow methane is next on my radar. Sorry if you became collateral damage.

 

[Corky Cyclist]

I cycle for fun and because it's quicker and more convenient than driving.