Over the past couple of weeks I have started to commute to work by bicycle and I absolutely love it.
Although I am not particularly fit and had not ridden a bike for years, I am still enjoying travelling by bike more than by car. I travel into the city for work, so if I drive I have to pay for parking as well as the cost of petrol. When I ride my bike I save money and get some much needed exercise and fresh air.
I bought an Apollo Cruiser bike which I find to be very comfortable to ride and easy to manage. It only has three gears, but that is all I need. My trip is only about 4 or 5km each way, depending on the route I take, so it's easily manageable for a novice rider. I am also starting to use the bike for other short, local trips as well.
Even my children are impressed that their exercise-averse mother is riding a bike - and they now have no excuse not to exercise themselves!
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I think even I might be inclined to a little bike riding something like that.
I've ridden a bike twice in the last 12 months ~ over Easter. The seat kills me (borrowed bike) from the moment I climb aboard!
You are so lucky to be able to do that. I so miss my college days when your bike was the main means for getting here and there.
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that's awesome :)
I have put an order in for a bike for Mothers Day. I will only be able to ride it here as to get to work I have the Toowoomba range and I don't think I will EVER be able to ride up that....enjoy your biking to and from work.
Well done!
I have a bike but even when we go as a family I tend to walk while the kids ride lol, my butt gets so sore within the first 500 metres on my bike lol....hubby says I just need to harden it up a bit (I think thats his way of saying I have a jiggly butt lol)
Good on you though, you have inspired me to dust mine off and go for a ride today!!
How fun. I wish we were a bit more accessible to riding bikes. It just doesn't really work well where we live.
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