snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
Only if you reduce food intake, IME.
Why commuting gets no easier
- Thread starter Thomk
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smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Eh? Can someone translate this into English, please - I recognise the individual words, but for some reason the sentence makes absolutely no sense to me.
d.
Downward
Guru
- Location
- West Midlands
You notice how not very hard it is if you go down a canal path or something flat. I can pretty much pootle at 8 or 9mph down the flat with suit on not breaking sweat. I bet 4 years ago I couldn't
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
I actually agree with this. However only because making sure one keeps to a low intensity every now & then just makes you faster in the long run!
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
This is why people think British cyclists are odd. 1000's commute in Europe every day, dressed for the destination not the journey, without participating in some bizarre, testosterone-fueled, time trial.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
I know. I do subscribe to the Copenhagenist philosophy but my commute doubles up as my primary form of exercise - it has to, otherwise I wouldn't have time in my daily schedule for regular exercise. Plus it's a bit of fun.
If I didn't have such a long journey to work and a long working day, I would keep the two separate. And I would prefer it that way, tbh.
Anyway, I was joking, just in case that isn't clear.
d.
Some of use take the opportunity of commuting by bicycle to exercise instead of paying gym fees and being bored to death on treadmill.
Admittedly I am not too concerned with my speed, for me the distance covered is far more important.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
You see there you've got me. Having taken up cycling I've joined a gym so I can cycle faster further.
With this lovely summer weather why would you want to be stuck indoors
BentMikey
Rider of Seolferwulf
- Location
- South London
Commutes also tend to be much much shorter. I don't think it's practical to do many of the commutes found on here in a suit and on an omafiets. Not all of us ride like it's a time trial, btw.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
I've some my 20km in a suit, on a Brompton. At a pace that involved no perspiration. More often than not I do it in lycra as a tempo ride though. Going flat out 10 times a week and getting deep into DLOCK syndrome means I don't want to ride at the weekend.Commutes also tend to be much much shorter. I don't think it's practical to do many of the commutes found on here in a suit and on an omafiets. Not all of us ride like it's a time trial, btw.
BentMikey
Rider of Seolferwulf
- Location
- South London
Oh, and my bike is actually a Dutch bike ridden by a Dutchman, unlike most of you and yours on here.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
No free weights outdoors.With this lovely summer weather why would you want to be stuck indoors
