Cycle to work day

huskydog
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edited September 2016 in General Chat #1

Today is National cycle to work day ,how many of you are taking part ???

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  • JillwithaJay
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    edited September 2016 #2

    Nope. I don't have 'work' to go to and I don't have a cycle either but I'll do a stint on an exercise bike at the gym if you like. Happy

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  • Rubytuesday
    Rubytuesday Forum Participant Posts: 952
    edited September 2016 #3

    Your answer will proberly arrive later today when your listening to the news and find out how many have been knocked off, reports of traffic jams and road rage incidents there has been Laughing

  • huskydog
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    edited September 2016 #4

    Yes I wondered why I kept getting hooted ,i mean I was cycling on the hard shoulder of the M20 and not on the inside lane !Surprised

  • taffyY
    taffyY Forum Participant Posts: 326
    edited September 2016 #5

    Thank Goodness we 'retirees' are off the hook for that one!  Laughing

  • EmilysDad
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    edited September 2016 #6

    It's bad enough driving 25 miles home after 12 hours at work let alone cycling it. By the time I got home it'd be time to set off again! 

  • Goldie146
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    edited September 2016 #7

    Well I walked to work this morning. Along a long corridor, round the bend in the stairs, across the hall, into the kitchen, across to my desk to check emails and, most importantly, the weather forecast.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited September 2016 #8

    That's more than a job Goldie, that's a lifestyle! Happy

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited September 2016 #9

    My son in law commutes from Putney to Sunbury every day. I wouldn't mind betting he's quicker than a car.

  • Pliers
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    edited September 2016 #10

    I'm retired now, but I did the "cycle to work day" once, when I worked at Huddersfield. The company opened the canteen and provided free bacon butties for the cyclists. It probably wasn't my most productive day in the lab though.......

  • Jood
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    edited September 2016 #11

    I cycled into town to the hairdresser. Always cycle locally unless I'm buying too much stuff to carry on my bike. 

  • JVB66
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    edited September 2016 #12

    Work ? a distant memory that ended over 22 years SurprisedWink

  • hostahousey
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    edited September 2016 #13

    Hope they use the cycle paths!

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited September 2016 #14

    I defy anybody to cycle to work where I live!

  • volvoman9
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    edited September 2016 #15

    Drat i,ve just binned me stableisers Sad

    Oh hang on i,m retired Happy

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  • Takethedogalong
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    edited September 2016 #16

    I defy anybody to cycle to work where I live!

    My OH would have a go! Happy But he's crackers!

  • redface
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    edited September 2016 #17

    Must admit that I was a bit of a softy cyclist in my younger years. I only cycled to work a distance of 10 miles each way daily from North London to marble Arch on a fixed wheel jobby.

    Gave up when I got knocked off by a lorry and the police were not interested.

  • Navigateur
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    edited September 2016 #18

     cycle locally unless I'm buying too much stuff to carry on my bike. 

    I knew there was a reason I was driving about in a Land Rover . . . !

  • huskydog
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    edited September 2016 #19

    I'm glad that day is over 37 miles there and 37 miles back ,all that cycling doesn't half make your bum sore !!Sad

  • paul56
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    edited September 2016 #20

    Can't cycle to work as I don't work any more but today I actually bought a bike - decided to get off the couch and do something before deterioration sets in!!

  • bestboy
    bestboy Forum Participant Posts: 302
    edited September 2016 #21

    We bought rooftop cycle racks to take our bikes away on not working anymore outings, lots of stretching exercises required to bet bikes into position up above, yet to get them down for a ride!

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