People who cycle to work

Because it's better than being bummed by Ainsley Harriott.

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I took the mainline train recently from Waterloo, during rush hours.

I paid £3.10 single just to stand up sniffing other people's armpit???

can't be as worse as Japan thought.

a return journey for me is £7.90 and a peak day travelcard is £12 something... it's a massive rip...

they'll bring oysters in soon so it wont be so bad when I do have to get the train.

keeps my heart ticking so i can smoke & drink more:)

Because I have these fucking stupid bits of brass on the underside of my shoes that make me sound like a tap dancer or over-zealous foley artist when I walk, despite the recessed fittings.

So in conclusion, because of the recession/cleat crunch.

you know, I travel on the underground for free, using the freedom pass, which mean I can travel as much as I want and not worry about paying, which mean it's worth taking the tube because for me, it's free.

but then, I thought, fuck it, I rather cycle because I want to cycle.

Feckin get to wake up half an hour later than i would to catch the bus.

You can put some more push into it when riding a bike if you're running late, but you cant exactly tell the driver to step on it.

Smelly cunts sitting next to you. You always run into someone on the bus who you've been avoiding, worse an ex girlfriend etc....

I think there have been like a 100 reasons mentioned why people prefer cycling over public transport, and whatever they were you can count my NOD in
I wanna hear what people think are the advantages of public transport though. So we have something to compare. Surely there must be a reason why people choose to take the bus..over cycling

fact: when it's a bit busy, buses are slower than walking.

it took me 30 minutes to get from King's Cross to Southampton Road via the bus because I was late, fucking irony when it only take 15 minutes to walk!

cos boris johnson does it

forgotten why I started - but I know I can't stop now

You always run into someone on the bus who you've been avoiding, worse an ex girlfriend etc....

2 stops on the train yesterday - sat down right opposite a bloke I interviewed and rejected last week.

Comfy!

So we have something to compare. Surely there must be a reason why people choose to take the bus..over cycling

I'm going to attempt to be objective here:

Cons:

Rain.

Lorries.

General upon-arrival sweatiness; there's no way I'd be able to cycle in if I couldn't shower when I got there.

Tiredness - a cross-town commute, whilst enjoyable, can get pretty tiring by the end of the week, especially if you're doing long and intense hours in-between the riding.

Clothes. I'm fortunate to be able to work in clothes that are back-packable, but if you're in a suit everyday I imagine it gets a little more complicated.

Fear of 'Cycling in London'; some people just aren't very comfortable on bikes. Or they're fat. Or both.

Fear of 'Cycling in London'; some people just aren't very comfortable on bikes. Or they're fat. Or both.

somedays i do it just to tease fat people

I'm going to attempt to be objective here:

Cons:

Rain.

Lorries.

General upon-arrival sweatiness; there's no way I'd be able to cycle in if I couldn't shower when I got there.

Tiredness - a cross-town commute, whilst enjoyable, can get pretty tiring by the end of the week, especially if you're doing long and intense hours in-between the riding.

Clothes. I'm fortunate to be able to work in clothes that are back-packable, but if you're in a suit everyday I imagine it gets a little more complicated.

Fear of 'Cycling in London'; some people just aren't very comfortable on bikes. Or they're fat. Or both.

• I'd add when you have alot to carry / alkward stuff. Lots of things are easier to move on public transport.
  
  

If you are catching a train from central London on to somewhere else, then unelss you are well outside of peak hours you can't get a bike on board.

Being able to read a book.

I'm going to attempt to be objective here:

Cons:

Rain.

Lorries.

General upon-arrival sweatiness; there's no way I'd be able to cycle in if I couldn't shower when I got there.

Tiredness - a cross-town commute, whilst enjoyable, can get pretty tiring by the end of the week, especially if you're doing long and intense hours in-between the riding.

Clothes. I'm fortunate to be able to work in clothes that are back-packable, but if you're in a suit everyday I imagine it gets a little more complicated.

Fear of 'Cycling in London'; some people just aren't very comfortable on bikes. Or they're fat. Or both.

I call for Private tandems, or if you're really posh, velo-taxi

Being able to read a book.

No 1 thing I miss. If you can perfect reading on a packed tube to the exclusion of everything else, the rest gets so much easier.

I call for Private tandems, or if you're really posh, velo-taxi

Yeah, except the velo-taxi would arrive an hour after i do :)

• I'd add when you have alot to carry / alkward stuff. Lots of things are easier to move on public transport.
  
  

If you are catching a train from central London on to somewhere else, then unelss you are well outside of peak hours you can't get a bike on board.

Being able to read a book.

true actually, I once in a while have to transport my huge (2x3m) paintings accross town and the only way i can do it is by public transport. Sadly i know no one with a van.

I hate winds, its like windsurfing through crowds with those things. Maybe next time ill put some rollerskates on.

this is for know reason what so ever i was just curious

why do you cycle to work
ie because its fun, keep you fit, public transport basically mugs you, it quicker and so on

all of those, used ot skateboard for transpor tin sydney but london too big and roads are too shit. plus i got my first bike in london due to the bombs on the tube, one on the tube i used ot catch to work, bike arrived 2 weeks later, day of bombs on the buses, one of which was on my road the other near my old work...

fitness, fun and quicker yes...

bus: £ and 40 minutes + standing around waiting

bike: free and 15 minutes + changing my shoes.

Because I have these fucking stupid bits of brass on the underside of my shoes that make me sound like a tap dancer or over-zealous foley artist when I walk, despite the recessed fittings.

So in conclusion, because of the recession/cleat crunch.

lol!!!

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Thinking back I think the reason I first started cycling to work was convenience and laziness - to be able to leave when it suited me, not to have to wait on the bus and get more time in bed basically! Also, rush hour tubes make me feel manhandled and miserable not to mention ripped off, buses make me impatient and trains make me nervous. But maybe I actually had more wholesome ideals such as autonomy, freedom and a well balanced state of mind…

I love cycling to work - actually tbh I prefer to cycle to ANYWHERE OTHER than the office really - but if I must get to the office then my preference is to cycle there. For a while I even cycled for work - best [but brokest] years ever! [Actually at the moment I don't have any work and would happily get my messenger hat back on but 'recession' seems to have hit the courier and secretarial world equally well in Dublin - it seems I should've stayed in London and hung onto my job there - oh well something will work out!]

Other points in favour of cycle commuting is getting more outdoor time therefore better quality of life, meeting interesting people on bikes and chatting at lights or along the way, cycling curiously behind seriously good fixie riders wondering if I'd ever be able to properly handle a fixie in traffic like they do, cycling behind fit skilled riders just to appreciate the view (mostly a good weather occupation that one;p) and the feeling of absolute freedom (even if it is cut short on arrival at destination) - need I go on?

Cycling makes me feel happy and alive, and sometimes even makes me sing (which I do badly btw)! I love when it's all going well and I'm weaving [apparently] effortlessly and nonchalantly past all manner of vehicles that really should be moving faster only they're too big [and dangerous] to be suited to the City - "dontcha wish your girlfriend[motor] was quick like me...dontcha!"

The only +points i can add in favour of public transport would be ruling out the possibility of having to fix a puncture on a cold day when frozen fingers don't make the job easy, or perhaps when going to interview to be able to arrive in skirt & heels ... although the downside to this is that generally it is necessary to walk either end of the public transport bit and high heels just weren't intended for that...although check these stilletto'-ed runners…ouch – give me the puncture and frozen fingers any day!

sorry, the picture I tried to paste in didn't work, there's gotta be a FIX/smarter way..

Because it's better than being bummed by Ainsley Harriott.

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I'm reliably informed that... Oh, it doesn't matter...

I only use public transport if I'm out with my girlfriend... You just cycle, innit? There is no alternative, it's an imperative... (Yeah, I know... It rhymes... I slay the mike...)

It's not something i do, but what I am.

I cycle and catch the train in the winter- cycle all the way in the summer 3+ times a week not done the full ride fixed yet, bastard hills in Cornwall!