How
do you cycle to work when the weather is filthy? How can you face coming in
with soaking wet gear and getting back into the same gear before cycling home?
Do you not get tired of the bike? Does the bike not rust? You must have to clean
the bike and wash your gear all the time? Is it not dangerous to cycle in the
wet? I get asked these questions and more besides by my co-workers all the
time. I respond by sitting out how bad the alternatives are.
Sitting in rush
hour traffic in a car or waiting for a train, fighting for a seat (usually having
to stand) and then walking home from the station and the brain melting experience
of getting the bus are just not for me. I find all of the alternatives to the
bike to be horrible; why? Because they take all of the control over your
commute away from you. I have to feel like a caged animal and this is what all
other forms of transport into work feel like.
On a bike, whatever the weather,
you are in control. You know within a range of ten minutes or so what time you
will get to work and home from work. You will not fall victim to unspeakable
delays while standing at train stations, bus stops and sitting in traffic behind
the latest crash. On a bike you tip
along and eventually get where you are going with little stress, no fanfare, no
cost and, in my case, are rewarded with a hot shower. What’s not to like? The
fact is, most people can think of many reasons not to cycle to work, but few
factor in the positives. Take control of your commute by taking the bike.
If
you don’t own one, then use the Bike to Work tax scheme to get yourself a
decent bike and proper gear. After a couple of weeks of cycling have a look at
yourself in the mirror. You will be thinner, happier and feel more in control
of your life. You will feel freer as you can cycle many different routes rather
than the same routes on public transport. Get on a bike and enjoy it. Rain or
sunshine, the bike is the best option.
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