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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.

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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.

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