What do you get out of your daily commute

[Welsh wheels]

Ouch. Hope the recovery is quick...

Thanks.

 

[Venod]

Thanks, I will. Just bruised I think not broken

I posted this in another thread but I think its worth repeating here.

"A mate had an off last Friday, he was OK, he rang his wife to come and pick him up, but to be sure he went to A&E to get checked out, he came home yesterday complete with a new hip ! the doctors were amazed that he walked in, but that is the reason he needed a complete new hip he had made the break worse by walking on it."

 

[Arjimlad]

GWS @Welsh wheels !

The traffic round my work has been awful recently. Colleagues have been sat in cars for over 2 hours to drive 7 miles. My ten mile commute in takes 45 mins, and the 6 mile commute home takes under 30 mins whatever the traffic.

I love riding to work because it gives me :

Time-neutral exercise, fresh air for some of the ride, beautiful sunrises, sights of nature, time to think, and an appetite for cake which I can mostly indulge without putting on weight.

 

[vickster]

Thanks, I will. Just bruised I think not broken.

You think. It might be worth going to A&E just in case! Don't be a 'typical bloke' about it

 

[Welsh wheels]

You think. It might be worth going to A&E just in case! Don't be a 'typical bloke' about it

I can stand on just the leg with the injured hip with virtually no pain at all, plus I can swing my leg back and forth on the injured side, again with little pain. The hip is only when touched or when walking. Fairly sure I haven't broken my hip

 

[vickster]

I can stand on just the leg with the injured hip with virtually no pain at all, plus I can swing my leg back and forth on the injured side, again with little pain. The hip is only when touched or when walking. Fairly sure I haven't broken my hip

what about the elbow however?

 

[Welsh wheels]

what about the elbow however?

Elbow's fine, just some cuts

 

[vickster]

Elbow's fine, just some cuts

So not really messed up

 

[Welsh wheels]

So not really messed up

Figure of speech...I might end up going to A and E with my hip anyway, just to be on the safe side.

 

[vickster]

Figure of speech...I might end up going to A and E with my hip anyway, just to be on the safe side.

Or see your GP rather than A&E. If s/he suspects a fracture you'd be advised to get an X-ray

 

[MichaelO]

I can stand on just the leg with the injured hip with virtually no pain at all, plus I can swing my leg back and forth on the injured side, again with little pain. The hip is only when touched or when walking. Fairly sure I haven't broken my hip

Worth getting it checked. I came off a couple of years ago on my commute, and landed on my arm. It hurt, but I cycled the remaining 12-14 miles home. Then showered and went off out to the pub. Woke up the next morning with it still "aching" - went to A&E and found I'd broken my arm very close to the elbow joint!!

Recovered in time to do the Ride London 5 weeks later

 

[si_c]

I get reliable transportation to and from work.

 

[Ciar]

I do a round trip of 18 miles in London, it's not exciting it's grey and the views aren't brilliant

what i actually benefit from is

Not having to use the tube or car, unless desperate, it's cheap and i get to ride the MTB for hours on end in the forest due to the fitness from commuting

 

[Jenkins]

Inwards: Fresh air to wake me up, a little bit of countryside and seafront views, sunrises (weather and time of day/shift depending), an appetite for the contents of the biscuit tin.

Homewards: More fresh air to wake me up from the office, more countryside & seafront views, sunsets (also weather and time depending), wind down time from some of the idiots I have to deal with.

However, this year I've mostly got wet out of this year's commute

 

[subaqua]

I used to get...

To and from work cheaply

Easy parking.

And half an hour on my own without having to listen to any ****wittery from anyone.

This . It’s my me time