More on Cycling
So I rode to my parents again last night. It was much easier this time but still nearly killed me. Hopefully in a month or so it will be much easier.
These day’s I’m powered by my own sense of self satisfaction. Thoughts of my massive levels of efficiency excite me no end and longer distances are becoming easier everyday making this form of transport increasingly feasible and this self satisfaction is quickly turning into self righteousness as I start to wonder why more people don’t use this wonderful means of transport (although I am starting to notice that there are a lot more of us than I thought).
I understand that Melbourne is the third biggest city in the world by landmass. The only two bigger cities in the world are Mexico City an LA. The average distance travelled to work each day in Melbourne is 22 km which is hardly surprising considering this. What an ecological disaster. I work about 3 blocks from where I live so this isn’t an issue for me. But if the 15/20 km to my parents place kills me, there is no way I’d ride to work over that distance – it is just too draining and it is horrible sitting in an over heated office covered in sweat.
Surely this is a significant barrier to cycling and surely few things should be encouraged more than cycling.
