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We would love to share your commuting
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There are lots of reasons to commute;
- obtain and maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle Lots of our customers would love to commute, but are uncertain of the logistics required to make it possible. There is no doubt about it - there are lots of roadblocks that we can put up to justify why it is not possible for us to ride to work. I asked our Cycling & Sports staff and a close friend to share their cycling commuting tales with us. I found their tales enjoyable, amusing, informative and above all inspiring. I hope you do too! Your commuting stories are here too! We love to
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Kim; I put off riding to work for years. Now I love it! If you’ve been putting off riding to work, perhaps now is the time to take the plunge and join the ‘commuter evolution’, cyclists who say no to driving to work, save money, get exercise and enjoyment from the experience. I started riding to work about 4 months ago and I love it! Here’s my story; After starting a new job only 12 km from home, I decided enough with the excuses, the time had come to start cycling to work. There were a few hurdles to overcome: click for the rest of Kims Commuting Story |
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Kim; 8 months on. Riding to work
is fun, healthy and I feel cheated if I have to drive to work....
I've been
commuting by bike to work for the past 8 months no. My fitness has
improved hugely. Coupled with an improvement in diet, I have lost
weight and am off the blood pressure medication.
Don’t let poor
facilities at work put you off cycling to work. If you have a shower
before you leave home, all you need is to freshen up once you get to
work. Make a space for your clothes in the bathroom, or in a broom
closet or whatever. Keep shoes, jackets and trousers at work. You
can take underwear and shirts each day, to save having to keep too
much at work. Buy fruit, muesli bars etc during your lunchbreak at a
store near work to save having to carry too much food each day. Its funny, I was just saying to my husband that I don’t think of riding to work as ‘exercise’ any more; its just the way I get to work. To begin with, it was an effort both physically and mentally. Jumping on my bike early on a frosty winters day was not my idea of fun. Getting to work flushed and sweaty seemed a crazy way to start the working day. But persevere! Before long you will revel in getting to work feeling invigorated and energetic. Your daily commute will be something you genuinely look forward too. On the odd occasion I have to drive to work, I feel quite cheated! click
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Darren; commuting by bike is my passion Well I have been riding since I was 10yrs old, now 39 and I would have to say that commuting by bike is my passion and highly addictive. I live in Rockhampton which is about 39klms from the eastern QLD coastal town of Yeppoon. I travel to work (about10klms) by bike come rain, hail, wind, storms etc. I find it faster and a lot less stressful then driving. My Family and Friends worry about traffic and me on the roads, and I believe that a lot of people would ride if there were more facilities for cyclists, but this is just an excuse. If you put a plan in place riding can be very safe. Some tips for interested parties are: 1. Make sure your bike is working properly (brakes, tyres, chain and cluster, gears). Find a good bike mechanic or better still buy some books and self educate yourself in the lost jedi art of bicycle mechanics…….. click for the rest of
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Margaret - Commuting; I love my
bike! I love my bike. Every week morning as I head out the door to work I never fail to feel fantastic. No matter what the weather is like riding my bike is always better than public transport or driving my car. I am a 66 yo woman working full time. Can you imagine this elderly citizen feeling so good because I can smell the eucalypts after last night's rain and and the air is so fresh that I put both my hands up and kiss the air like I had just won a tour stage just because I feel happy and even elated. When I leave work and it is bucketing down with rain work colleagues look aghast and say you are not riding home in the rain. I cannot see why riding in the rain is any different than walking in the rain to the bus stop, waiting for my bus while other buses belch out their fumes to sit in a bus with not so happy looking souls and then walk from the bus stop home in the rain. No matter how hot it is my bike and the fresh air is much more pleasant than the car or bus................... click for the
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Alan T - Commuting; What a journey Hadn’t ridden a bike since I left the UK in 75 and only started riding a bike again in 96 at the age of 49 when my job changed just before Christmas and the car it came with was taken away. 20 plus years of driving the bush at all hours of the day and night, staying in motels and eating takeaway on the run with no time nor interest in exercise meant I had ballooned out to 19 stone. I determined that Christmas, that instead of using readily available public transport to get to work some 20kms away, I would ride to work. And so the journey began. I bought a 2nd hand bike out of the trading post and my first ride ended abruptly at the beginning stages of a hill some 1km from home when I collapsed on the side of the road from exhaustion. But doggedly over the Christmas and New Year I persisted until one day I made it into the city to visit my sister in law. My wife who was visiting her had to carry me home. The next milestone was getting to within 5km from home and sitting on the side of the road crying looking at the road undulate ever upwards into the distance, knowing I had to make it up those hills before completing the round trip. Made it. Now after a month or so of practice and gaining strength I was ready to commute to work. Bought a couple of cheap panniers to put stuff in and further determined that I wasn’t going to look like a lycra lizard so off I set in sand shoes, shorts and tee shirt. I also bought a pair of clear safety glasses..................................
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Wayne - Commuting; You won't regret it Do you sit frustrated in bumper-to-bumper traffic whilst you look at the sign on the petrol station saying “Unleaded $1.55 per litre”? Do you wish there was a better, healthier and more cost efficient way to get to work? The good news is that there is a better way, and it’s sitting in your garage gathering dust whilst your waistline gathers centimetres. Yes, it’s your bike! If it’s been a while since you have ridden any distance, starting off with one or two days a week is a good idea. But be warned, commuting by bike is addictive and very soon you start to look forward to your daily trip to and from work. Like most things, it involves a little planning and forethought. The biggest deterrent to most who would like to cycle to work is the weather. However, it really isn’t an issue if you are prepared. I ride all year round and actually enjoy riding on cold, rainy days; good quality shoe covers, a light thermal undershirt, long finger gloves.................................. click for the rest of
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Paul; the Committed Cycle Commuter I have been a keen cyclist for many years doing ‘Around the Bay in a day’ many times, climbing Mount Dandenong multiple times on a Sunday and dragging down the famous Beach rd. If you had asked me how I got to work just 2 years ago, I would have replied by car or train. If you ask me today, I would call myself a committed cycle commuter. So why did it take so long and how did I get here? I suppose like everyone I found excuses. For me these consisted of the following depending on the job I was in: – too far to cycle (30kms each way) – Really too far to go (70kms each way) – Need a car at work from time to time – No good bike tracks – Needed a car to get to the pool at lunch-break for a swim The I changed jobs and was only 11kms from work. What excuse could I have now? There was the old favorite of blaming the weather. It was never perfect for me, too hot, too cold, too wet, too windy, too nice - and having to carry the PC was just too heavy................................... click for the rest of
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