Why Do You Have A Bike?
 

In the 'old' days a lot of people had bikes because they couldn't afford a car. Nowadays, for a lot of people I think, it's more a hobby. Certainly many do very few miles a year, won't ride unless it's 70 degrees and not a cloud in the sky(WIMPS :twisted: )

So what is your reason for having a bike?

For Pete and I it's simple................it's our life. It's what we go to work for, to pay for our biking. :D

Originally I owned a bike and rode all year round in all weathers because I couldn't afford a car although in fairness I'd had a motorcycle as a kid and loved it.

Now I have one purely for fun and summer commuting.

I don't ride in all weathers anymore because I don't have to so its not worth the extra risk to my life and insurance premiums when I have a car on the drive.

Indeed now that I own a car its hard to justify the risk of riding a bike at all let alone in less than ideal conditions but for me the fun outweighs it.

Mid life crisis! :oops:

Yup - thats the reason I took my test.... :)

Could have been worse................you could have bought a H*rl*y :shock:

:D :D :D

To ride?... to get to work... I see the car as the "second" option, I had a bike licence before I had a car one.

I started riding 12 years ago as it was the only way that I could commute into work in London. Now it's still the only way that I can commute into work in London. By car it would take another 30-60 mins to get to work, and by tube it's an extra hour and a half as I'd have to do into central London and then out again.

Plus riding is probably the most fun that you can have in leathers on a public highway.

Sanity

Actually, I can't think of a better or more concise answer. In my troubled little world, riding my bike is about the only thing that keeps me sane. The sense of freedom and release is greater than anything else I have yet experienced.


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stu, you're not old enough for a mid life crisis!