wish I'd started sooner

[Gravity Aided]

And the bicycle, unlike the car (anymore) can be worked on and fettled quite well by its owner. Soon enough, you'll be browsing Gumtree for bicycles to fix up.

 

[Globalti]

ok so after yesterdays 19 miles or so, today i set off for work, no issues, worked the day and set off home. Took me just over 20 mins to get home, not blisteringly fast - Barham court to Ringlestone Maidstone, but when I first did the same journey about a month ago, it took me well over 50 minutes (several stops) .

I feel great after it, and wish to hell I hd started this cycling malarkey years ago.lol

When I lived in Paris I had an apartment about 2 kms from my office along broad, flat, leafy boulevards. Every morning I used to get into my car and drive in stop-start traffic down the boulevards, onto and across the Avenue Charles de Gaulle, down the opposite service lane, across again and back up my side service lane then into the underground car park. This could take me up to 40 minutes, slightly less the other way. I walked it in 20 minutes a couple of times when snow caused traffic gridlock but it NEVER occurred to me to buy a bicycle. Ridiculous though it may seem, even though I had cycled everywhere as a youth, a bicycle was just the last thing in my mind. The mindset just didn't exist, a young executive drove a car and that was that. Crazy, eh?

 

[Aunty Tyke]

Craig, I would say that you are like most people i.e. you start cycling for a reason but you quickly come to find that you keep cycling for a different reason to the one which got you cycling in the first place i.e. you love it for the simple joy of being out and about on your bike and all the other benefits that come with it .

Now having said what I have, I agree with the other comments, that come what may you will eventually hanker for a better bike / components and the lure of these things will eventually beat you and you will find a way to get them

That's happened to me after getting back in the saddle! Deciding between Whyte Carnaby or Giant Liv thrive 2,hard....

 

[Saluki]

Savings:
Not buying second car: £750
Not insuring it for a year: £250
Not taxing it £140
Not putting fuel in it: £1000
Not having to maintain it: £200 (give or take)
No city car parking £1008

Total £3348

New Planet X Pro Carbon £1020
New Shorts £36
New Pedals £25

Total £1081

Saving £2267. Even my husband can see the savings there, plus I have a great bike and a lot of fun. I mean a LOT of fun.
I am still saving as the bike is going into its second year now and I don't have VED/Insurance/Fuel/Parking again.

I started off with a basic bike too.
Enjoy your cycling

 

[craig kennedy]

lol, cool

after smashing my phone (pot hole caused it to pop out my pocket) I have a new one now, so map my ride back on it and need to test it, chinese import phone.

 

[Custom24]

Sell my wife

That option seems to solve two problems. Thanks for the idea.

 

[cyberknight]

Savings:
Not buying second car: £750
Not insuring it for a year: £250
Not taxing it £140
Not putting fuel in it: £1000
Not having to maintain it: £200 (give or take)
No city car parking £1008

Total £3348

New Planet X Pro Carbon £1020
New Shorts £36
New Pedals £25

Total £1081

Saving £2267. Even my husband can see the savings there, plus I have a great bike and a lot of fun. I mean a LOT of fun.
I am still saving as the bike is going into its second year now and I don't have VED/Insurance/Fuel/Parking again.

I started off with a basic bike too.
Enjoy your cycling

I need you to talk to Mrs CK , i need another bike

 

[craig kennedy]

lol