Not only is Catrin reducing her carbon footprint, but she’s also reaping the rewards of commuting in the great outdoors – staying active, soaking up the sunshine, and boosting her mental well-being! 🌿🌞
There are so many reasons to bike to work if you can.
[Applause] my name is Kine and the type of bike I ride is a electric cargo bike I use my bike for my commute every day my ride every day lasts 40 minutes one way with Kai it would last 20 minutes some people say isn’t it a waste of time but I don’t
Think so because I enjoy my ride I arrive fresh at the company and and my mind is ready for work yeah
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I wish I could cycle to work.
40 minutes of a light workout through the forest beats 20 minutes dealing minutes dealing with traffic
I couldn't agree more as this was similar to my old commute to sixth-form on my 3-speed bike and I feel exactly the same way (apart from the fact that I always had to take my bike down a set of steps each time.) 30 minutes of enjoyment vs a 10-15 minute somewhat depressing car journey.
I lived out in the countryside in the UK. I currently live in Nottingham in the Uk and I still cycle, in fact I cycle more now. My commute is incredibly easy, just unfold my bike, ride bike (if I have spare time I often go to the Arboretum which is the nearest park), get to university and fold up my bike.
A few of the people on my course have cars, I passed my driving test recently and passed very well but I absolutely dread getting a car. The people on my course always have such issues with parking and driving, it would be hilarious if it wasn't depressing.
For me, having a bike, especially a folding bike in my case, has been incredibly liberating as I can actually explore and go places quickly, affordably and in a way that I derive personal enjoyment from.
Some people do think of me as an idiot or weird but they're entitled to be wrong, as much as it frustrates me.
Sounds great to me.
That's a very healthy attitude. Good for her
Anyone know what the bag on the bike is?
For me, anything but driving a car 🤢
Meanwhile, her friends spend 40 minutes in the gym after work.
I have to explain this to coworkers all the time. It takes longer to drive to work, drive home, AND THEN work out, meditate, get fresh air, etc.
It also takes longer to work extra to make all the car payments, insurance, maintenance, gas, etc. Median cost of car ownership in 2019 (only gone up) was ~$1000/mo.
You have to make a LOT of money to not notice or care about $12k/yr. In fact, in her case (40 min/day, 5 days/week) she'd have to make ~$140k/yr POST TAXES!!! So likely over $200k/yr.
And yeah the bike has a few costs too and you might have to do the rare uber or use rideshare/transit now and then, but not enough to bring that down to most people's salaries.
AND that's only if you don't value the exercise, fresh air, and mental space AT ALL.
I can relate. My commute is 22 minutes by car, 42 minutes by bike. I look forward to to days when I can ride, and enjoy almost every minute of it. Can't say the same for when I have to drive!
When do we get the full interview?
My commute is about 50mins on my ebike and I agree with this wholeheartedly, is so nice to be out feeling the wind on your face and getting a little exercise, it really makes you feel happier throughout the whole day and it makes me look forward to going to work so that I can ride my bike haha
Love her thinking. Bravo.
Excellent – thankyou for sharing
I "like" the waste of time argument. Lots of people waste a lot of time, sitting around in their cars, even if it takes longer than bike or public transport. No one has issue with that. And for those who take less time, what they use the extra time for?
In best case, going to gym, which you could have substituted with the ride and it would take less time overall. In worst case, they just watch some unintelligent content on the Internet. Why not have some light exercise instead?
Is it a waste of time 🤣 if you ask me sitting in traffic for 30 minutes twice a day then going to the gym instead of biking to work is a waste of time and money
Great 👍
I take the L to work everyday, it would be 20mins faster by car one way but I use that time to catch up on the news instead. I get more free time, don’t worry about traffic/parking, and am traveling sustainably.
Nice and not wasting time in the gym.
Something I considered, when deciding to give up my car: sure riding a bike takes longer, but, so what? Is speed-running all of life really the way I want to live? Or do I want to take my time, be engaged with things around me, live life slowly enough to enjoy it?
And then when I did give up my car, I found that many trips on a bike took the same amount of time or less (depending on traffic, parking, etc.). Combined with the fact that I can work less without the costs of a car, and that I don't have to take separate time to exercise as I'm just getting it throughout my day, I now have way more time AND I enjoy it more.
It's possible to count even more benefits than those shown here. Search "Old Man on a Green Bike" – a book by Mark Cramer. He's been interviewed in some podcasts. He lists benefits calculated in ways I'd never thought about. Not just the obvious benefits but things like time gained not getting a car serviced. That's only one example – if you add up what he lists, cars look a bit more ridiculous and wasteful in ways that are easy to overlook.
Whilst those inside the car has their brain roasted and bad trip for traffic
It's so freeing to realize that just the little but of physical activity and being outdoors can do wonders for your energy and mental health. Not to mention, those 20 extra minutes are now multitasking since she's commuting and getting in some gym time.
If we all rode bikes we “cure”global warming and health care.
Nice cargo on the front. And beautiful cargo sitting on the seat.
Also, you should be exercising daily anyways. Why spend 20 minutes in traffic and another 40 in the gym when you can bike for 40 and kill two birds with one stone?
The problem in nyc is where youd put that thing!