Reflections on being a cycle commuter - Year 1
Reflections on year 1 of cycle commuting Friends of mine have cycle commuted for years and when I first spoke to one in particular about it I had questions like:- What if it’s raining? Do you have to plan to shower when you get there and take a towel with you? Is there somewhere to park ? How do you carry your stuff ? Did you have to buy a spare hairdryer for work. And a brush. And product. And make up? What do you do if you puncture? How did you plan your route? There seemed so many obstacles to cycling to work. Obstacles which as a leisure road cyclist I didn’t have to consider. At the time I lived 1.8km from work and I walked. There was no point getting my bike out and having ‘all that faff’ to deal with. The quickest way to and from work, door to door, was to walk.