Why Is Cycling To Work So Popular?
It's a lot sweatier than the bus...
You may or may not have noticed in the last few years a massive increase in the number of people choosing to cycle to work.
Now if you are a driver you will have noticed your daily commute turn from a snarling thrill ride to a snarling thrill ride peppered with moments of sheer terror as cyclists seem to leap out at you from all angles.
If you are a cyclist you will either be one of the newbies or you will have slowly seen bus lanes grow cycle lanes around you and the number of bike racks triple outside your office.
So what is it that has made cycling to work become so popular? Speed Since the number of cars on the roads has massively increased in the last few years.
Everyone's daily commute has grown longer and longer until people have to move closer to their office just to ensure that they can make it on time.
Cycling is by far the fastest route to work for the vast majority of people.
With even long distances proving to have similar journey times for both bike and car.
Health Many people are now choosing to cycle to work as a way to improve or maintain their health.
With our increasingly restrictive working hours taking away much of our leisure time, getting in a good hours hard cycle a day can really make a difference.
Plus, newer offices now offer showers to people who cycle or run to work so being all sweaty is no longer a problem.
Environmental The health of the planet is, as ever, under threat through our crazy pollution.
One of the best ways to counter this is to avoid using the car and if you can leave the car at home all week, you will be doing your part for the environment.
Bikes Are Cheaper In the past bikes of a certain calibre were way beyond the finances of your average office worker.
Now that cycling is more popular, mtb inner tubes and even a hybrid bike can now be bought without forfeiting build quality.
Showing Off Finally, one reason people like to cycle to work is to show off just how environmental, healthy and faster their commute to work is compared to yours.
This may well be true but for them to use that as the underlying reason for their cycling in the first place makes their achievement all the more hollow.
You may or may not have noticed in the last few years a massive increase in the number of people choosing to cycle to work.
Now if you are a driver you will have noticed your daily commute turn from a snarling thrill ride to a snarling thrill ride peppered with moments of sheer terror as cyclists seem to leap out at you from all angles.
If you are a cyclist you will either be one of the newbies or you will have slowly seen bus lanes grow cycle lanes around you and the number of bike racks triple outside your office.
So what is it that has made cycling to work become so popular? Speed Since the number of cars on the roads has massively increased in the last few years.
Everyone's daily commute has grown longer and longer until people have to move closer to their office just to ensure that they can make it on time.
Cycling is by far the fastest route to work for the vast majority of people.
With even long distances proving to have similar journey times for both bike and car.
Health Many people are now choosing to cycle to work as a way to improve or maintain their health.
With our increasingly restrictive working hours taking away much of our leisure time, getting in a good hours hard cycle a day can really make a difference.
Plus, newer offices now offer showers to people who cycle or run to work so being all sweaty is no longer a problem.
Environmental The health of the planet is, as ever, under threat through our crazy pollution.
One of the best ways to counter this is to avoid using the car and if you can leave the car at home all week, you will be doing your part for the environment.
Bikes Are Cheaper In the past bikes of a certain calibre were way beyond the finances of your average office worker.
Now that cycling is more popular, mtb inner tubes and even a hybrid bike can now be bought without forfeiting build quality.
Showing Off Finally, one reason people like to cycle to work is to show off just how environmental, healthy and faster their commute to work is compared to yours.
This may well be true but for them to use that as the underlying reason for their cycling in the first place makes their achievement all the more hollow.
