I am doing something similar next Tuesday
The annual Christmas diabetic holier happens to fall on St Nicholas' day --
(I go to the boring monthly meetings to help maintain my dietary efforts and
keep me alive!)
Anyway it is about a 1/2 hr gentle ride (7 miles ish) on the velo along
"death alley" (the A630 into Doncaster) at a quiet time. To go by bus it
would take me at least an hour with a change + a walk. Train is just
impossible - walk - train - walk - wait - bus.
Best of all I shall leave home when all the motorists have cleared the
"rush hour" mauling and return before the chucking out time driver is on
the road (Drink officer -- Not ever -- just help me to stand up - syndrome).
It will also mean that I shall be able to have 2 glasses of a decent claret
( or even house wine) and a cognac after without making myself incapable of
cycling home.
As an aside -- it is quite odd ( funny peculiar) that most people at these
diabetic meetings are all hugely overweight --- as was I, 4 years ago --
and do nothing about it. But dieting is immensely difficult on a long term
basis - I ran a 3 year strict system to get down form 123kg to 90 kg and
now I vary from 80 to 90 kg depending on my cycling season ( down from
spring/summer - increasing in autumn/winter).
BUT it is all about "quality of life" -- one has to enjoy being alive.
I enjoy cycling on my long annual camping tours but most of my daily
"training" runs are a necessary chore - lightened by the odd pleasant
happening -- but so often darkened by crass motorists
I have rambled on too much -- as I often do -- but cycling by night is
frequently safer than cycling by day ( illuminated and reflected in
abundance).
In the end it is quicker, cheaper and ( amazingly) safer on my velo! ( it is
a velocepanther)
--
Trevor A Panther
In South Yorkshire,
England, United Kingdom.
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> Today as usual I cycled to work. In the evening I went to a retiral
> function which was being held about 5 miles from the house.
> Having considered the options of
> 1 going in the car and not drinking.
> 2 going by bus. Involving a 5 min walk followed by a 10 to 40 minute
> wait folowed by a 20 minute bus ride, followed by a 10 min walk - total
> 45 - 75 mintues travel
> 3 going by train - 20 min walk to station - 20 min train ride, and 15
> minute walk or
> 4 a leisurely cycle 25 minutes
>
> No contest. But eccentric enough for numerous comments from the cagers.
> All the comments were friendly enough but they just don't get it.
>
> Iain
>