Originally Posted by slowandsteady
If you ran errands with the bike instead of just riding around in circles with no purpose other than recreation you would be saving time. I do it all the time. 1 hour of riding for fun plus 1 hour of errands with the car = 2 hours, but if you run errands with the bike and skip the recreation ride it might take you 1.5 hours total.
I'm glad you can make the numbers work for you. Your "If" assumption is presumptuous if your comment was directed to me. I do not get to ride in circles for an hour. If I had that kind of window to do rec riding, I most certainly would and I would not run errands during that time. But that is a symptom of my responsibilities. Errands by bike is just not practical for everyone for any number of reasons. For those that can and do run errands by bike, I applaud you.