Recently I have found the joys of riding to work, it saves me about 1 hour a day in commuting and I get a free workout (so thats probably another 30 minutes as well). Not only that I am doing my little bit for the planet (and my wallet) at the same time.

I got my bike through the ‘Ride to work’ scheme at Evans Cycles. (Check it out, you can save up to 50% on the cost of a bike) Once I got my beautiful new matte-black ‘Scott’ I immediately reverted back to my 10 year-old days of skids and wheelies. Now I go everywhere on it, walking now seems pointless, and driving or catching the bus is just too time consuming and expensive.

So if you can handle a bead of sweat on your forehead when you get to work, and want to save time, money and keep trim, get a bike. If your not yet convinced read this article from Treehugger, and then try and get your car to do 600mpg.