According to Cycling Weekly
All seem a bit polite. Are attitudes changing?
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"Seven things people say to you after your ride to work"
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Posted 8 years ago #
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All seems a bit fantastical to me. But I suppose if you're asking what the writers of a cycling magazine/website hear in their own office this might be it.
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"Good morning"
in my case
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You must arrive late! Most I get is pre-caffeinated grunt.
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"How did you manage to stay upright in that wind?"
Erm, well, it's no more difficult than walking in the wind
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"You left your light on!" to which I reply "Thanks for telling me, but it's an automatic light and will go out after a few minutes."
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I arrive always earlier than everyone. When the odd colleague turns up late I ask "how was the traffic?".
It's nice at the end of the 15 min rant to add "York Place was SOLID! It took me 30 SECONDS more this morning!"Posted 8 years ago # -
It is getting to the point where I'm going to leave a laminated note on the seat saying "lights turn off by themselves (but thanks for checking)" or somesuch...
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"You're brave"
Perhaps a sock over the light held on by an elastic band? Unless it gets very hot and you don't want to be scraping burnt sock off your light on the way home.
Actually I find that questions about cycling are nothing compared to the judgement that is heaped upon me (mainly by non-cyclists) for not cycling.
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First years ask me if I cycled in on days when it's wet or windy. Eventually they get the message, "Never give up, never surrender".
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"First years ask me if I cycled in on days when it's wet or windy."
Do they think you'd get the day off if the weather was bad..?
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I think they just assume I'd use a car.
We did get a windy day off a couple of years ago.
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"Perhaps a sock over the light held on by an elastic band?"
The advantage of automatic lights is that one doesn't have to fiddle with them...
I don't mind much if people ask - most colleagues know now and others are impressed by the technology.
The bigger problem can be if friendly people try to switch it off... My dynamo-powered front and back lights are less of a problem, but I also a clever battery backlight that lights up when the bike is moved in the dark but can also be switched on/off manually.
Posted 8 years ago # -
You smell, could you not drive to work, you may be looking at a low end year review.
Posted 8 years ago # -
you may be looking at a low end year review
Wow. If serious*, that's one to take up with HR. Imagine if they'd said that because of your age, religion or race.
*Even if said in jest, I would still take it up with HR, after all racist jokes aren't acceptable
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Current one I get a lot is, "Oh, I'd love to be able to cycle to work - but the roads are just too dangerous!"
I use that as an intro to try to encourage them to support the implementation of segregated cycle lanes, POP, 20mph limits etc so that the roads would be safer for them to use, but they're just not interested.
I reckon it's an automatic response they give when talking to a 'cyclist', much like the old "I'd love to do some exercise but I just don't have the time" people who drive rather than walk their own length, take the lift rather than walk up a few stairs and sit for hours every night on the sofa watching the gogglebox.
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