Commuting to work by bike
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Jun 2020
11:11am, 18 Jun 2020
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Gymfreak
I used to forget underwear all the time 🙊🙊🙊
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Jun 2020
11:11am, 18 Jun 2020
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MazH
I have some space, so I should chuck a couple of easy outfits and I can leave a pair of shoes. (I have plenty!)
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Jun 2020
11:12am, 18 Jun 2020
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MazH
40 miles!?! That'd be a day out for me! not a commute!
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Jun 2020
11:20am, 18 Jun 2020
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Gobi
Maz - my commute is 80 miles round trip when I do ride JDA - I hope that wasn't aimed at me, my life has not been saved as I don't think I would have died however my face has been saved :¬) I also ride a motorbike - so in the office are shoes , toiletries , quite often a spare pair or socks and smalls. I have been known to plan ahead so drive to the office with multiple days worth of clothes which I then leave all week until I drive to the office at the end of the week. |
Jun 2020
11:36am, 18 Jun 2020
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Yorkshire Pie
I have toiletries, shoes, jackets, a coat and emergency underwear at work so I only usually carry a dress and underwear plus phone/wallet etc. Except then I end up with evening events on my way home, or breakfast events on the way in (I usually switched to public transport on those days) and need to remember to get my shoes back to the right place...
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Jun 2020
11:36am, 18 Jun 2020
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1step2far
Re helmets... people look at deaths however, a helmet wont really help in bike V bus/lorry etc. Where they are useful is reduction in severity of head long term head injury and facial injury in the lower speed crashes.
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Jun 2020
11:38am, 18 Jun 2020
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larkim
Commuting to get fit is an interesting one in terms of choice of bike. On the one hand, generally you want a bike that's fast and comfortable, so usually lighter etc is a benefit. But if I had the luxury of living within say a 30min bike ride to work and wanted to use that to maintain fitness a heavy bike would make me work a bit harder, or at least make me work for a bit longer. Of course, the nicer option still is to have a nice light, comfy bike and choose to go a longer way to work to get the same load! I've got some new (sub £100) wheels coming later this week / early next and have made a promise to myself to do the 90min cycle commute at least once per fortnight in the summer, perhaps a little more. I'd prefer to be picky about perfect weather whilst it's 90mins each way and I've not invested in decent wet weather gear, but having tried it out last week it's about 50% on a dedicated cycleway (former railway line) and 30% on very quiet roads. Of course, the 20% on some more challenging environments is the bit to worry about, but I tried a different route home last time and managed to find some more suburban residential roads to ride down rather than main arterial traffic routes, so hopefully I can reduce the risky road usage. |
Jun 2020
11:52am, 18 Jun 2020
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jda
Certainly not aimed at you in particular Gobi, I've also had a crash or two where a helmet probably helped to sae my face (most memorably, a faceplant where chin and front of helmet took the brunt and quite likely saved my nose). But it is certainly the case that cycling is much much safer than most people seem to think. 90 mins each way is outside the range of what I was prepared to do on a daily basis. Always limited distance to well under an hour, with an option to take a longer route. Since each job change has involved a house move, that was just a matter of making an appropriate choice at the time. |
Jun 2020
11:57am, 18 Jun 2020
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Markymarkmark
1step2far... politely, p!ease provide something to support that assertion! I'm convinced by the stats that say more there's no significant benefits or gains. From the Australian side.. helmets.org Max, as far as taking stuff in preparation, in Ye Olde days of a 4 or 5 day commute I'd take stuff for 2 days on my bike on Monday, run home, run in again on Tuesday, cycle home with stuff, and repeat for Wednesday and Thursday, or Thursday/Friday. And cycle the other day. More recently a 3 day week meant take in 3 days stuff on Monday on my bike, run the rest of the week until cycling home on Wednesday. I have a locker with a stash of trousers and jumpers, and shoes, so it's only shirts, sock, underwear, and a laptop and lunches. Even so, it makes for very full panniers! I also have a stash of sweets and crisps from the local supermarket in my locker, and keep towels and shower gel there. |
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Jun 2020
11:58am, 18 Jun 2020
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Markymarkmark
Now, of course, I just walk across the landing to the spare room office!
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