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I am seriously considering cycling to work most mornings. When you start to think about it, there are so few reasons why I shouldn't and so many reasons why I should:

1) I'll save time. Cycling to work will take approximately 50 minutes, the same as commuting by train, but I would normally spend two hours three times a week exercising in a gym. By cycling to work I will combine exercise and commute in one easy step.

2) I'll save money. Bikes cost somewhere between £300 and £500 probably. My monthly travel card costs £109. I'll very quickly save money, even if I do still do some journeys by tube (e.g. when it is lashing rain -- there's no point making myself miserable). I can't really imagine myself ever spending more than £50 maximum per month on tube journeys if I'm mostly cycling to work.

3) I'll feel healthy. Because cycling 16 miles a day just does that for you.

And everyone is conspiring to make that journey as easy as possible for me. There are showers and secure bike storage at work. There's secure bike storage at my apartment. There's a Cycle to Work tax incentive scheme. TFL have sent me free cycle route maps and signposted lots of cycle paths around London. There are even cycling training schemes to boost my confidence.

So I really can't think of any reason why I shouldn't cycle. It means all my evenings are free for all the other exciting things to do in London since I've already done the exercise part of my list of things to do.

And if all those reasons weren't good enough, here's one more:



Yes! I could be the proud owner of a Pashley Princess Classic!