tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post7929423437483049053..comments2024-03-11T06:22:36.107+00:00Comments on angloyankophile: Cycle To Work? I'd Actually Like To Live, Thanks.Angloyankophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-20060758930741229962010-04-28T14:22:07.437+01:002010-04-28T14:22:07.437+01:00That's good to know, Rhea. I actually haven&#...That's good to know, Rhea. I actually haven't been on a bike since I was 14 so I'd probably need a good month cycling around non-busy streets, parks, etc. until I felt comfortable enough to enter into combat with cars. But good to know you've had good cycling experiences!Angloyankophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-150603135718496832010-04-28T14:18:42.411+01:002010-04-28T14:18:42.411+01:00Ok, so I can't comment on London specifically ...Ok, so I can't comment on London specifically but I think biking in traffic and in a city is just something you have to get used to. So like 2 years ago when I first moved to Chicago I bought a bike that I thought was crazy expensive (in reality it is one of the cheapest bikes you can find, apparently as a "grown up" bikes are expensive). So I was determined to bike around the whole freakin' city and more importantly biking to work. (Because you know I paid all this money for this stupid bike in the name of exercise and being efficient with my time, I'd damn well better use it.) Which was terrifying. But after like the first 3 times cycling through downtown you kinda get used to it. And you grow a lot bolder as you keep going. Just um, don't forget your helmet. And seriously following the traffic laws are a good thing (even though I have been known to occasionally blow through a stop sign or red light when I really shouldn't). <br /><br />Then again maybe London is a totally different ball of wax cause you know, I'd never bike in Boston or New York. Chicago just seems more manageable... maybe it's just cause I live here.rheahttp://words.rhealitycheck.comnoreply@blogger.com