Driving to the start of a bike ride?

[alex_cycles]

Yes I did it last week. 80 minutes drive from Oxfordshire to Dorking to ride the six Surrey Hills which are in the "100 Climbs" series. Would do it again, but generally prefer to ride from home.

 

[Fredo76]

Bought a bike rack for the truck with this in mind. It's the kind that goes into a trailer hitch.

I recommend trying to get your old trailer hitch out, first, before buying that kind of rack...

 

[mustang1]

Sometimes I get a bit bored of the local roads, and wonder whether every so often (perhaps once a fortnight) I shouldn't drive say 30-60 minutes to a starting point that allows me to do a decent loop somewhere new from there, say 40 miles minimum to make it worthwhile.

Do others do this? I accept it's not the most Greta-friendly idea, but as I only do about 2,000 car miles a year I'm not sure that will keep me awake at night. And yes, train is an option, but would take much longer to get from my door to the starting point.

Not a big deal to use car to get to a riding location. You should do it. Why not?