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| | | Subject: Pedal Power
Posted Jan 20, 2003 by David St. Hubbins - Keeper Of Quality Footware
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 | | My journey to work is 15 miles into London. If I cycle every day, I do 150 miles a week. It keeps me fit and because I do it so much I have a fine-tuned 'spider sense' regarding idiotic drivers. I just know when someone hasn't checked their mirrors before changing lanes or whatever.
So c'mon drivers and public transport users - if you have a bike, ride it. It's much more pleasurable than you might think it is, it's good for you and it's cheap.
I used to use the train, but gave up on it when it became unbearable. I felt like a fattened calf paying to be taking to the abbatoir each day. Horrible.
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| | | Subject: Pedal Power
Posted Jan 20, 2003 by PQ - possibly back
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 | | I would consider cycling to work....except I went on a cycling holiday in Ireland a few yrs back averaging 30 miles a day...and it was knackering. I think of how I felt after a couple of days there and tally that with the 30 mile hilly ride into work (Dorset aint flat) and think...nah. And then I think of the 30 mile home again at the end of the day and I think  .
One option was to cycle to the station get the train and then cycle to work from the station...but they've stopped the trains as of march so if I want to take public transport it has to be the bus - which means leave the house 30 minutes earlier and arrive at work 15 minutes later...and I'd have to leave early too . Do-able, just, if both cars broke down (we share but we have to keep a spare for the once a month when we cant share)...and if I could put up with the travel sickness
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| | | Subject: Pedal Power
Posted Jan 21, 2003 by charliebaby
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| | One bad thing about cycling to work each day is the traffic you have to contend with. At the moment I get the bus ( and have to change buses) as Ive recently moved to the area, and dont have my bike yet. But even when I DO get it up here, its gonna be well dangerous, due purely to the amount of cars etc on the narrow roads. theres no proper cycle paths and too many cars. 
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