bonzobanana said:
So many reasons to keep cycling including your own fitness and health benefits, the money savings and the environment if you commute on your bike. |
I didn't get a car until I was 32. I always lived close enough to a super market and cycled everywhere else. I lived in Amsterdam until I was 28, it's the fastest way to get around plus parking is a nightmare. (It's not easy with bikes either though lol, so many)
Cycling to work was faster than public transport as well, but not fun if it rains. Getting to work soaked from the inside and outside, no thanks! Rain coats are horrible while cycling. For recreational cycling I don't care about a bit of rain, or a whole lot, as long as it's not too cold. Without splash guards on gravel roads you do quickly turn into a mess though. Get home, dunk a bucket of water over your head bad :) Hail can be unpleasant, not a good sign when the temperature suddenly drops 10c while approaching dark sky.
I took the kids to Glen Morris today to play in the river. Since I had my camera with me I also snapped a picture of my bike in its current configuration.
There's still mud on the back of my helmet from my last encounter with a thunderstorm.
