bike to work week...

paul:

Quoted message said:

Being a home worker, I have little need to bike to work, which is a
shame.

Likewise. Except that I'm working in London this week, so I've been making
the effort to take my bike on the train and getting off a couple of stops
early on the way home (only partly because it's bike week).

I tried a completely new route last night, which is always exciting. I had
planned it carefully to be quite flat but I missed a turning (well, I
spotted the turning but it wasn't signposted as expected so I didn't have
the confidence to take it...) and consequently added a nice climb - fairly
short and not too steep but definitely a climb - and an extra 2-3 miles to
my ride. At the top, I came round a corner and was greeted with a wonderful
view of my home town from an angle I'd never seen it before. It really made
my day, I can tell you. Coming back down the other side of the hill through
the woods was also very pleasant and by the time I got home I'd clocked up a
very enjoyable 15 miles.

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However, I think I'll need to go into the Office on Friday as I'm
rather hoping I'll have a new bike by then 🙂
36 hours and counting... 😄

Wooo! How exciting. What is it?

d.

Honestly I've tried. But... Monday was a day off. Tuesday broke my
time record to the station and did awfully well on the way back. Even
went the 'tough' hilly route. Wednesday I won't get back home in time
to get Daisy to the vet if I use the bike. Thursday I won't get back
in time to see Engerlund start the great escape. Friday is a toughie -
if I use the bike I will have to stay all day, if I use the car I can
be home for 4pm.

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paul said:

Being a home worker, I have little need to bike to work, which is a
shame.

Likewise. I've promised myself at least half an hour every day on the
trike anyway, as my "ride to work", even if it isn't at the beginning of
the work day.

Today it even *is* work (for certain values thereof) as I'm taking a new
demo model trike on her shakedown cruise. Or, since it's me doing it,
shakedown trundle....

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Carol
"Neither love nor evil conquers all, but evil cheats more."
- Laurell K. Hamilton, _Cerulean Sins_

paul posted:

Quoted message said:

Being a home worker, I have little need to bike to work, which is a
shame. However, I think I'll need to go into the Office on Friday as I'm
rather hoping I'll have a new bike by then 🙂
36 hours and counting... 😄

I'm a caretaker so live 'on-site' .. The heads at the two schools I care for
have suggested I use my bike if I want, and that they'd like me to take some
children out, make a mock 'roadway system' and generally get the kids
involved in cycling. Sort of a cycling proficiency, and hopefully also
involving the local LEA Road Safety initiatives with regards to costs etc.

One of the heads, a non-cyclist, mentioned helmets and insurance, the other,
a cyclist herself, said 'bugger helmets, teach 'em well enough and they
don't need them .. 😉

Enlightening though when they enquired about any extra insurance cover that
may be required it was suggested I should wear a helmet, as the adult, and
that the kids didn't necessarily need to wear them. This point is being
clarified .. 😉

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Paul ...

(8(|) ... Homer Rocks