Zoning Out: Taking it Easy On Your Bike Commute Can Pay Off
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For a little while now I’ve puzzled over why people rush to work. It started when I was guiding a charity bike ride from Glasgow to London in 2015. The quiet leafy lanes that we had carefully selected on the recce turned into treacherous ‘rat runs’ at commuter time in the mornings. It’s not just cars, I see the same mentality on the commute into central London. People riding like they’re on a stage at Le Tour. Got to sprint through those lights; get through that junction and can’t let my ego take a dent with someone riding behind me. Push, push, push.
Zoning Out: Taking it Easy On Your Bike Commute Can Pay Off
Zoning Out: Taking it Easy On Your Bike…
Zoning Out: Taking it Easy On Your Bike Commute Can Pay Off
For a little while now I’ve puzzled over why people rush to work. It started when I was guiding a charity bike ride from Glasgow to London in 2015. The quiet leafy lanes that we had carefully selected on the recce turned into treacherous ‘rat runs’ at commuter time in the mornings. It’s not just cars, I see the same mentality on the commute into central London. People riding like they’re on a stage at Le Tour. Got to sprint through those lights; get through that junction and can’t let my ego take a dent with someone riding behind me. Push, push, push.