Out of the house in the morning and it’s an 800m walk to the bus stop. Very pleasant in summer, a ■■■■■■■ in winter, cold, rain, wind, etc.
Finish work at between 21:00 and 23:00 and it’s a 1 k walk to the station. All uphill. Again, very pleasant in Summer…
I get plenty of exercise during my working day, trust me, I do, so it’s not like I need more.
And at the end of a 11 or 12 hour shift, which includes alot of proper manual labour, sometimes it’s a real pain to have to plod along to the station, uphill, sometimes raining and cold.
So I’ve been looking at solutions.
Buy a car? No, I refuse, I live in London, with a free travel pass. Too expensive for the use I would get out of it.
Full size bicycle? No, goes along with the “I don’t need the exercise” bit.
Moped/scooter? A possibility. Insurance a bit pricey, dangerous with all these “drive it like you stole it” car drivers around.
so I boiled it down to either a foldaway bike or an electric scooter.
Foldaway, not electric because they are more expensive. Some trains/buses don’t let full size bikes on but they all let a foldaway on.
But with a bike I’m still pedalling uphill at the end of the day.
Electric scooter? Well, I can’t see a downside, really.
It folds up, 15p for a full charge twice a week or less, NO pedalling to do, can use in the rain. Only downside I can see is it’s, apparently, a ■■■■■■■ to change rear tyres after a puncture.
Anyone had any experience with this stuff? Any good or bad experiences?
Had 3 days cancelled this week so I’ll wait until I get a full week in to pay for it.