I ride for health reasons, its easier to ride than walk, and also so I dont have to get buses and trams.

Esp today I was reminded of one reason, apart from high fares. Some teens were playing loud music from their MP3 player with no thought of how that might affect other passengers.

They may think its acceptable but I dont and I thank heaven now I dont have to listen to it very often.

Also trying to get a job in an area where my cycle commute would take me either round an old gravel pit which is now a flood basin and pretty water park which is used for sailing and other watersports, down a river bank to another water basin or just over the river and down a path to a main road.

Now how is that for a commute lol.

Definitely make you jump out of bed to go to work

Also the social side of cycling, meeting people and just talking about bikes and tinkering with them and also on organised social rides around our local areas on different terrains, road, dirt trails and riverbanks.


Just more fun and getting out into different areas