I hate biking.
I don’t like the act of biking. The parts of the bike. The rotating of the pedals. The going up hills. Don’t like it.
What I do like is that I don’t like biking, so it takes an extra push to make myself do it. I can make excuses. Too far. Might rain. Schedule might change. However, when I can break that wall that is so easy to build and get on my bike, I feel good.
Yesterday all of the weather sites and weather channels were predicting storms. First they were going to start at 9 a.m. and as the day moved on that start time moved later. Most of my Sunday was built around the threat of storms. This morning, same deal. I had planned to bike to work today, but with rain possibly coming I was hesitating. In the end, the bike won, because I wasn’t going to let the threat of rain ruin what will hopefully become second nature. It wasn’t raining when I left for work and if it is raining on my way home…well…I’m on my way home so it won’t matter if I’m drenched at my destination.
To go to work on a bus it takes me 35 minutes if I catch the bus before 8:15 a.m. and nearly 50 minutes if I catch the bus after 8:15 a.m. It also costs $4.
To drive my car it takes roughly 25 minutes, but that doesn’t include finding parking and doing the “Beat the Meter Maid Shuffle” at 11 a.m. so I don’t get a parking ticket. Cost of a ticket $30. Cost of gas, not sure, but I end up filling my tank at least every two weeks at an average price of $25, so let’s say $2 per day.
To ride my bike it currently take roughly 30 minutes. I think I can get that down to 25 minutes once I get better accustomed to going up slight inclines. The cost? Maybe some bike maintenance in the future, but no gas and no bus ticket.
Additionally, in the interest of personal goal setting, I’ve decided that I want myself to be in good enough biking shape to bike the Elroy-Sparta State Trail in early August. I like old train tunnels. I decided this while pedaling in misery along Hammersley this morning. Oh, how I hate Hammersley.
But biking? I don’t like it. Not one bit.
I’ve been wanting to do the Elroy-Sparta State Trail. If you want some company, let me know.