Controversial Commute Tips 9 – Smile
Mostly, cycling is an exhilarating, fun, healthy, life-enhancing, life-lengthening, sociable, environmentally friendly, fast, cheap, and trendy way to travel.
Tag: commute-tips
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Controversial Commute Tips 8 – Educate
Perhaps talking about your cycling, telling your stories from two wheels and sharing your experiences will make the roads a little bit safer.
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Controversial Commute Tips 7 – Stand Firm
My aim, in "standing firm", is to make sure that other road users around me are aware of my presence, and my rights as a cyclist AS I'm cycling.
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Controversial Commute Tips 6 – Decent Gear
I think that, like a decent bike, some decent cycle clothing makes the whole experience much nicer.
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Controversial Commute Tips 5 – Routine
Establishing a routine is good, will come as you work at it, and makes life easier.
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Controversial Commute Tips 4 – Lighten the Load
I used to take paniers, but leaving things at my destination means that all I have to carry fits easily into a small rucksack.
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Controversial Commute Tips 3 – The Bike
Of course, it doesn't REALLY matter, but a decent, fit-for-purpose, well-maintained bike makes the whole experience so much better.
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Controversial Commute Tips 2 – Help!
Once you start cycling, you're not alone, and there's lots of help out there from friendly cyclists who have lots of experience.
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Controversial Commute Tips 1 – Just Do It!
Seriously. If you live within about 5 miles of where you work, there's very little excuse. Give it a go!
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Controversial Commute Tips – Introduction
Cycling, it turns out, is sometimes - SOMETIMES - the opposite of all the things I want it to be, but commuting has got easier over time.