How I Came To Enjoy CyclingI never had a bike as a kid---too poor! After that I was never in a position where I needed either a car or a cycle, I could always get wherever I needed to by foot, bus or train. Then one day a few years ago I moved to a village which was 20 minutes walk from the nearest bus stop, up to 20 minutes wait for a bus and then a 20 minute journey. I realised that by bike the journey would be 20 minutes tops and so I decided to learn to cycle (on an old 3-speed roadster, though I quickly bought a decent hybrid). Never looked back.
I've now moved on from needing a bike for commuting to just wanting to use one, I can't imagine not commuting by bike now. Since then I've got myself a tourer and taken a few cycling holidays and started looking at what bike to buy next.
Colin Blackburn |