Bicycle Commuting - Real World Data

Here at Wild Heart Cycling we thought it might be interesting to document our own results from running errands by bike rather than car. Over roughly a two~three week period Celia completed 11 errands by bike for a total mileage of ~30 miles. Round trip distance for each errand was 2~4 miles. We've both found that the more errands you complete by bike the easier it becomes. Depending on vehicle traffic I would guess that running errands by bike only takes ~10 minutes longer though it biking might be quicker if a parking space is hard to come by. On a more personal note I find errand running by bike a great way to break up the day and put some energy into a day that may be a little dull and boring. Now this study is not scientific but I do think it gives some idea on the real world performance of running errands by bike.

Cheers,
Ben


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