Riding to Work

By Mark on Wednesday 23 July 2003 at 13:18

This morning, I rode my bike from the outskirts of Newton Abbot to our office in the town centre. I just park up in a little estate, pull the bike off its' rack, and leave the car behind.

I'm planning on doing it every day I can from now on, because it cuts out all the traffic queues, I don't have to pay for parking (although that gets paid for me anyway), and it's a way to fit some exercise into an already busy schedule. I also get there quicker and use slightly less fuel.

There are periods in my life where I'm really fit, and then there are periods where I slob out for months on end (usually through the winter), Hopefully riding a few miles every day should level me out a bit.

7 comments:

On Wednesday 23 July 2003 at 18:40, Mark Bell said:

All uphill on the way out though... my legs hurt good and proper now.

On Wednesday 23 July 2003 at 20:33, Matt said:

You're not alone - just been swimming for the first time in ages. I think I pushed it a little - I'm having trouble typing this, my arms are so stiff already. Feels good though, like the pain is a reminder of how good it was to actually do some exercise. *opens another beer* Yep, nothing like a healthy lifestyle.

On Wednesday 23 July 2003 at 23:50, kavi said:

pulling an absenter eh.

On Thursday 24 July 2003 at 09:36, Mark Bell said:

Yeah Smile

Except his bike only has one gear, so he's probably super-fit...

On Thursday 24 July 2003 at 18:38, kavi said:

yeh, that's true. he's gone all hardcore.

On Thursday 24 July 2003 at 18:48, Mark Bell said:

There's 27 gears on my MTB, and I'm only fit enough to use the lowest 7...

On Thursday 24 July 2003 at 21:26, kavi said:

i use to be a huge bike person...loved riding them...but i crashed bike down some stairs once, and once into a car....now my MTB only turns right...my bmx is more of a thing i keep as i memory seeing ive had it for more than 10 yrs. haven't had the time to buy a new bike...

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