dantheman
Veteran
- Location
- Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Well, I'm now only 2 miles from work, and as I'm not a morning person/lazy I don't leave early and make it longer.. its a chore if it's heavy rain as it takes longer to get waterproofs on than the actual ride ( probably not literally). I'm grumpy and looking for stuff when I still have misty eyes has caused me to have to apologise to my wife many times, though this says more about me than the commute I'm afraid..
What I will say is that it's nice time to think and helps separate work time and home time. Now that it's so short I find I more look forward to times I can get out at the weekend, and I feel down when I can't get out.. whereas when I was commuting further (still only like 9 miles each way) I rarely bothered to do recreational rides at the weekend ( well actually I worked a lot of them and had the commute then also).
So, to sum things up, I prefer to ride recreationally, but see no better way to get to work (unless it's really bad weather (like the rain is so heavy it hurts when it hits you or snowing))
What I will say is that it's nice time to think and helps separate work time and home time. Now that it's so short I find I more look forward to times I can get out at the weekend, and I feel down when I can't get out.. whereas when I was commuting further (still only like 9 miles each way) I rarely bothered to do recreational rides at the weekend ( well actually I worked a lot of them and had the commute then also).
So, to sum things up, I prefer to ride recreationally, but see no better way to get to work (unless it's really bad weather (like the rain is so heavy it hurts when it hits you or snowing))