{"id":269,"date":"2015-06-17T17:08:23","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T16:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccumovemore.wordpress.com\/?p=269"},"modified":"2019-02-05T16:21:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T16:21:22","slug":"great-minds-ride-a-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/christchurchsport\/great-minds-ride-a-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"Great minds ride a bike"},"content":{"rendered":"

Life is like riding a bicycle \u2014 in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving. <\/em>Albert Einstein<\/p>\n

Would you believe me if I told you that riding a bicycle can make you think<\/em> like Albert Einstein? Probably not\u2026 But one of the reasons I love cycling so much, is that time travelling to and from work on my bike, is time when I don\u2019t have to<\/em> think \u2013 and yet it gives me some breathing space, time when thoughts, usually pleasant or helpful ones, do just pop into my head!<\/p>\n

I started cycling to work when I moved to Canterbury a few years ago. It was a no brainer: a 50 minute walk from my house or a 15 minute cycle ride? (And<\/u>\u00a0an extra half hour in bed!) Buses were (still are) too pricey; and I really disliked driving – being stuck in traffic for ages, then having to park in the nether regions of the city. Not a great way to start the day\u2026<\/p>\n

When I moved to Whitstable, I carried on cycling. (Well, most days). The fresh air and listening to the birds sing as I pedalled along the Crab & Winkle Way<\/u><\/a> were sufficient reward for making the effort. Now I\u2019m living back in Canterbury, just outside the city walls, and my daily each way journey takes 10 minutes door to door. I cycle every day, come wind, rain or shine. The only weather I won\u2019t venture out into is snow and ice, for obvious reasons. I couldn\u2019t imagine not cycling now. It\u2019s great exercise, I\u2019m not polluting my environment and<\/em> I save money. It\u2019s a low-cost, low-maintenance way to get around and an enjoyable part of my daily routine. Canterbury, although not the most cycle-friendly of places, does have a network of cycle routes that I use, which make traversing the city quite easy. Undoubtedly, living a short distance from work makes the decision to cycle an easier one for me. Longer distances of course are a more daunting prospect or indeed an impossibility; but cycling across from the train station or from wherever you park (if not on campus) on a fold-up bicycle like a Brompton, might perhaps be an alternative option?<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re thinking of cycling, but don\u2019t have a bicycle or fancy an upgrade on one you have; consider spreading the cost and buying one tax-free through Cyclescheme<\/u><\/a>. If it\u2019s been a while since you rode a bike \u2013 or you\u2019re new to cycling, Cyclescheme also produce a good magazine Cycle Commuter<\/u><\/a>, full of useful tips to help get you started.<\/p>\n

Maz Hamilton
\nSustainability and Futures Initiative Coordinator<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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