confusedcyclist
Veteran
For me, at worst cycling is 25 minutes faster than the bus, but sometimes 10-15 mins slower than car, but if there's an accident or road works, the bike wins every time. Sods law states that if I get in a car/bus during school term time, there's tailbacks on the road and I'm always kicking myself for taking the bus/car.
If it's really wet and blustery, I'll enjoy a book on the bus which is a nice novelty, assuming I can remember to take one. Don't beat yourself up for not riding a bike every day. I did it for 4 years, but rarely manage every day now. I perceive the roads are getting more dangerous which doesn't help my own motivation, I haven't found a cure yet. I switched my route to include 4 miles of traffic free NCN route 66, but it's still not got me back to my glory days. Having no alternative to the bike helped. But now I'm not so (un)fortunate. YMMV
If it's really wet and blustery, I'll enjoy a book on the bus which is a nice novelty, assuming I can remember to take one. Don't beat yourself up for not riding a bike every day. I did it for 4 years, but rarely manage every day now. I perceive the roads are getting more dangerous which doesn't help my own motivation, I haven't found a cure yet. I switched my route to include 4 miles of traffic free NCN route 66, but it's still not got me back to my glory days. Having no alternative to the bike helped. But now I'm not so (un)fortunate. YMMV
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