Ride To Work Week 20th-26th June 2016

[Rogerborg]

Presented without comment.

[Piercee100]

So if I already commute by bike should I take the car that week? As surely all the bikes used will free up the road space?
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[Rogerborg]

[CaNsA]

[andyscooter]

I'm doing my car test right in the middle of this


Strange as I've rode a bike to work every day for twenty years
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[Vracktal]

Wow, no thanks. It's already hard enough for me to find parking space for the Kwak in central London without a load more bikers trying to do the same.
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[Ste]

[nitrosurf]

"Motorcyclists get into the smallest spaces"

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Bit rapey?

[thx1138]

And if someone don't already commute by bike, chances are they don't have commuting listed on the insurance. So, they asking people to play insurance roulette for a week?

[Rogerborg]

[DrSnoosnoo]

I want to drive to work that week. I don't want weekend wobblers out "commuting" plugging up all dat "filtering zone". - I know that won't happen but ...

Ooh let's have a commute week in the summer to convince people to ride bikes to work more ... even those who have a licence choose not to ride a bike to work.
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[ScaredyCat]

The dildo I see riding to work pretty much every day, challenging oncoming artics is enough for most drivers on my commute.

I don't want more like that thank you. Car drivers on my commute are courteous and helpful. Not sure I want them pissed off by part timers who'll vanish after the damage is done.
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[LongJohn22]

I wish to protest, I am being discriminated against. As a retiree I have no work to ride to any longer, would the Borg consider taking up a case of discrimination on my behalf?

[Rogerborg]

Only if you're a female muslim trans-able Panda trapped in a man's body.
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[groovylee]

[stevo as b4]

The best bikes always do use more fuel than a typical car.

I bet uberkron's cars use more fuel than his bikes though, and mine does just over half the mpg of my bikes too.

If ride to work week really did make the roads quieter, it would be a joyous week to be driving, and for some a time when 4wheels would be as quick to work as two.

[gbrand42]

Bollox I'm off that week, now have to waste an hour of my hard earned holiday each day riding to and from work.

Bastards!
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[M.C]

I'm going to cycle in that week, just to be different.

[NJD]

Business as usual on my part then.

I do disagree with the whole "#commutehappy" balls. When I first started commuting it was fun but as time has passed and the majority of my riding has become commuting, my desire to even want to take an alternative route has almost vanished. Riding most of the year round in almost every kind of weather has taken its toll and leaves no fun to be had. It's a chore more than it is a joy.

It may be because I've ridden a tiddler for far too long or that I'm making excuses but when you're out and about on a bike commuting for the most part of the week the desire to find some joy in the idea of going for a social ride is burnt out and the idea unappealing.

Great "fun" for those who get to pick and chose when to ride their bike rather than as a "must have only mode of transport" tool. I sound old before my time, I'll stop.

[weasley]

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My commute to work is around 13 miles along mostly rural roads, so little traffic to get through. It's a nice route to ride, although any time saved along the road is more than lost in the getting-changed-at-either-end faff.

My bike does out-mpg the car... although per capita it's not as good.

Parking is in a workplace car park with space for cars and bikes, so no benefit there.

Road skillz - yeah, I guess it keeps the cobwebs off.

"It's just more fun" - I suppose it is, when the weather is OK; I guess June offers a better statistical chance of this, especially over a whole week.

Oh wait - I also drop two kids at school on the way to work. How do I #commutehappy now then MAG?

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[ScaredyCat]

[DrSnoosnoo]

[Rogerborg]

Two winters of proper commuting (I used to live a mile from the office ) has pretty much knocked the spirit of adventure out of me.

Riding in stop-go traffic is a chore and the worst way of getting to work, except for every other possible way.

On balance, I still enjoy it, but agree with the sentiment that it takes the shine off, both weekdays and also at the weekends - it's quite nice to have a break from biking. My Photo Challenge contributions are just odd quirks and remnants now.

All that said, sun's out, I'm on the Enfield today, and there are still grins to be had.
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GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[ScaredyCat]

I'll be honest, I'd expect if I had to put up with your winters It'd probably dull my enthusiasm a bit too.
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[Rogerborg]

I live at altitude as well, it's typically about 2 degrees cooler than at sea level. Great in the middle of summer, but it very often makes the difference between iced in at home but fine at work.

I'm tempted by the prospect of a three-wheeler invalid scootay next winter.

Oh, back on topic, even the cheeky private land bike "parking" in Glasgow is now absolutely rammed solid, with bikes properly boxed in. So if some more bikey-bike-bikers wanted to take the car, bus or train, that would be just fine with me.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike