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> first time I've done it, won't be the last, but won't be often

I used to live close enough to bike to work, but I had nowhere to wash off the sweat. We (work) recently moved to a new building with a fitness center with showers, but it's too far to ride a bike. FML

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I actually drove to a convenient location from which to skate. It's a route I've done quite a few times on weekends as both an activity in and of itself, but also reconnaissance for the potential commute.

(A lot of 'doing' is dual purpose, both doing and preparation for some future 'next time')

It's about a 12km skate from there to work / the city.

Would a compromise such as that be a possibility?

Puts the 'daily grind' in a different light. Don't be the machine at work, so you have the time to become the (endurance cycling) machine!

While I'm sure the cycling angle brings more tangible benefits, I suspect they (work and cycling) suffer from the same drawbacks of committing to an unending display of exertion and suffering.

On a serious note, I do wish many places had much better bicycle infrastructure. My town has come a long way, but still has a long way to go..

It wasn't until I started outdoor skating that I realized just how much of suburbia can be reached by footpaths that are almost entirely shielded from roads.

There are inevitable road crossings, but at a certain basic level of competency that doesn't pose a problem (except if you slip and slightly tear an adductor, for those of us over-forties).

I'm fairly paranoid about putting my bodily integrity at the mercy of device-distracted operators of two-tonne missiles flying past a metre off my right shoulder with no curb or other barrier between.

I might be crazy, but I'm not suicidal.

E-bike?

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