IT HAPPENED!

No...not the weight loss (yet)

I cycled to work today! That my friends and neighbours is just this side of fucking fantastic.

OK, right, I live about 25 miles from my place of work so I didn't cycle the whole way.

I would still be peddling. Well no, I would be dead. or lost. Both.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295700/

Shudder.

Anyhow, I rammed the bike into the car - the cycle rack needs a decent solid bit of metal to hook onto at the bottom. I don't have a towing hook as the Ford Focus uses a screw-in eye, which I did not get when I bought the car. It's on order but until I get it I cant really use the rack.

So bike in car, work clothes,cycling gloves and pump in backpack and helmet in boot.

I left the car at Deans railway station, this is 2.1 miles from my office according to Davie the store man who lives near there...(quick check on Google Maps) 1.9 miles. OK lets call it 2.

Nice bike ride, the sun was shining and Livingston is replete with cycle-friendly paths. Of course not on the route I choose...Due to my route there was one bit, with no path and loads of lorries, where I walked but that was cool. It took about 15 minutes, and, in the worlds of Jonathan Coulton, 'I Feel Fantastic'

I have sussed out my route back to the car, which will be much less lorry active. Lorriactive. I like that.

So I got in to the office and changed and got to my desk...I was 10 minutes late, but I work in one of those really cool offices where (at least in my role) I don't have to be here at any exact time. I'll leave at 17:10 anyhow. Morally superior and that y'know.

My bike is a dog and a little small for me. It is one which I got free from someone ages ago. I paid about £80 to get it fixed up so its safe enough (I think). It's a bit rattly and if this bike riding thing takes off for me. Which I fully intent for it to do so. I will get a new bike. Just for me :)

I will also get a slightly more padded seat and some proper biking pants. Not Lycra shorts. I mean biking underpants. Need to keep bits out of the way of the pointed seat you know? I don't even know if you can get such a thing.

Alan.

P.s. - Green smoothie at 11 today, having another at 13:00 :)


Edit - I bought a padded bike seat, just so we know these were available as well...

Bike Pants.