Good morning

When I first started work I was quite happy doing 15 miles each way, but the job was at a jeans and t-shirt place and the firm ran flexi time. I am a morning person, so I started and finised early and was home by 5:30pm.

I am now doing 7 miles each way but its hilly and I have to wear shirt, tie and smart trousers at work. It feels wrong getting off the bike and into smart clothes without a shower or cycling slowly in the office clothes.

I find that boredom and resentment of the time spent coming home is much greater than it was, especially in the cold and rain. Also I feel that I should have outgrown cycling in the cold, "it's something that you do when you are young".

Part of boredom may be caused by the fact that I can't change the route by much.

I don't have a car, if I did I am pretty sure that I would use it instead, I just don't get the pleasure from a commute ride that I do from a ride at a time and speed of my choosing. Also I have lost interest in cycling for pleasure during the weekends.

Bye

Ian