Posts Tagged ‘ Bike to Work ’

So here’s my challenge for September - ride for every one of its thirty days. More to the point, ride to work for every one of the 21 days that I’m at work too. Now I know that some of you ride to work every day of the year, but for me this is...
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It’s getting toward the end of summer, and autumn is just around the corner. The weather has been showery over the last week - witness my having to get a lift home on Monday as my bike wasn’t equipped with a snorkel. But it is still the end of summer - autumn isn’t here...
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Saw this video on Copenhagenize today - superb graphics to put across the message, and to make it seem totally normal and achievable. This is proper marketing that appeals to your heart and your wallet! For my own part, I do something similar-ish - I ride once a week to work. It would be more...
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I was on the way into work today (driving - sunburn on my legs not up to facing the elements), when I saw a guy on one of those electric bike things. He looked sort of familiar, and when I eventually got to the office, waddya know - there was a shiny new bike...
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OK, so here’s the scenario. Ride to work on a nice, warm day. Ride to work on a nice, warm, humid day. Ride to work on a nice, warm, humid day, and set off late . Late for the ride to work AND the ride home. Oh, and ride a nice sensible bike. Kinda heavy...
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So most of the way home (sweaty, fly encrusted, and generally a bit of a mess), I got overtaken by someone on a nice new hybrid - skinny tyres, disk brakes, and Lycra shorts. I was tempted to just let him go . . . but I’m just five week’s from race day, and starting...
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So there’s a whole lot of to and fro about this: Richard at Cyclelicio.us pointed out that the obvious answer that was missing was "because it’s fun", which seemed to get the Good People Of Copenhagen all vexed - to the point of wanting to get off the metaphorical bus: I got off the...
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