Make commuting fun

I’ve just bought a bike again (a five-year old Triumph Daytona 675) after a three-year break and can’t believe how much it has transformed my life. No longer is my 66-mile commute to work a soul-destroying daily grind of sitting in traffic jams; it’s now a real pleasure. In fact, it’s so much fun that I don’t even mind the alarm going off in the mornings because now it signals fun and not misery! I’d forgotten just how much freedom being on two wheels offers and if it means getting a bit wet and cold now and again, then who cares? It’s a price I’m more than happy to pay. The only problem was on my first day of commuting by bike I set off from the house at the normal time but arrived at work 15 minutes early! Steve Thompson