Lazy-Commuter
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Hello Everyone,
Another newbie to the forum. I stumbled across it a few weeks back and have been lurking about for a while, before finally getting around to registering. I’ve been trying to come up with a great / useful first post and have failed, so I’ve just gone for an introduction. Feel free to skip the waffle below …
As the name suggests, I use my bike mostly for the trip to work. It’s around 6-7 miles (depending on route) with a mix of quiet lanes, a wood, some fields, a lake, two housing estates and a section alongside a dual-carriageway bypass on a “proper” cycle lane that’s wide, well surfaced and separated from the road by a barrier. There’s no particular hazards on it, other than the odd person walking and some others on bikes. But those are few and far between: usually it’s like having my own private road. Which is nice.
My wife and I bought bikes last year in response to the children getting big enough to leave us behind when we were out walking with them on their bikes. I then figured that I might as well actually use my bike for more than just family outings. So, after a bit of time (some weeks!) spent getting myself to the point where I could get up the hill near my house I did my first commute last year on the August Bank Holiday.
I did a few weeks last Autumn until the nights got too dark and then bottled it for the winter; I started back up again in March of this year and have been averaging 3-4 days a week since.
So, there you go. My cycling biography.
Lazy-Commuter
Another newbie to the forum. I stumbled across it a few weeks back and have been lurking about for a while, before finally getting around to registering. I’ve been trying to come up with a great / useful first post and have failed, so I’ve just gone for an introduction. Feel free to skip the waffle below …
As the name suggests, I use my bike mostly for the trip to work. It’s around 6-7 miles (depending on route) with a mix of quiet lanes, a wood, some fields, a lake, two housing estates and a section alongside a dual-carriageway bypass on a “proper” cycle lane that’s wide, well surfaced and separated from the road by a barrier. There’s no particular hazards on it, other than the odd person walking and some others on bikes. But those are few and far between: usually it’s like having my own private road. Which is nice.
My wife and I bought bikes last year in response to the children getting big enough to leave us behind when we were out walking with them on their bikes. I then figured that I might as well actually use my bike for more than just family outings. So, after a bit of time (some weeks!) spent getting myself to the point where I could get up the hill near my house I did my first commute last year on the August Bank Holiday.
I did a few weeks last Autumn until the nights got too dark and then bottled it for the winter; I started back up again in March of this year and have been averaging 3-4 days a week since.
So, there you go. My cycling biography.
Lazy-Commuter