Tales from today's commute....

[fossyant]

I can't imagine how utterly horrible that must be... worst mine got was 90 mins for 20-odd miles and that made me want to kill myself and everyone around me

It's a bit shoot.

Ride, off road, with old MTB is 45 mins door to door, no delays....

People do it, my wife did it as well. That's why I cycle to work as it keeps me sane. The work reaction is the usual stuff about cycling.....(we are an active commuter employer... erm... )

Only made a bit easier than the gods aligned (as they do) and I was planning a change of personal vehicle after 22 years - big saloon to a van. Van is an auto, so my knackered leg isn't needed. Bonus

 

[biking_fox]

Frosty ride today, colder than expected, but without wind not too bad. pretty. Surprisingly high number of other cyclists about, yesterday didn't see many at all.

 

[cyberknight]

Freezing cold, stopped twice as I thought my brakes must be rubbing but I was just going slow !

 

[wafter]

It's a bit shoot.

Ride, off road, with old MTB is 45 mins door to door, no delays....

People do it, my wife did it as well. That's why I cycle to work as it keeps me sane. The work reaction is the usual stuff about cycling.....(we are an active commuter employer... erm... )

Only made a bit easier than the gods aligned (as they do) and I was planning a change of personal vehicle after 22 years - big saloon to a van. Van is an auto, so my knackered leg isn't needed. Bonus

Yeah, right. I understand that it's ingrained into the national mindset to endure this misery on a daily basis in the pursuit of consumptive trinkets... but it near-destroyed me.

Sadly I think a lot of people just buy into the herd mindset and choose to reject or deride anything that challenges the narrative they've unquestionably accepted.

I genuinely think my commute has given me some sort of budget PTSD as any degree of traffic now still provokes a significant negative reaction.

Fingers' crossed for a swift recovery and return to two wheels