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A lot of people don't realize the logistics around going on the bike. This is HUGE friction. Pumping the tyres, water, computer charged, clothes ready, it's al

A lot of people don't realize the logistics around going on the bike. This is HUGE friction. Pumping the tyres, water, computer charged, clothes ready, it's all friction that you don't want to deal with in the morning.

Johnny555 8y ago
None if those seem like huge friction. Filling my car with gas once a week seems like is would consume more time than all of those combined.
- avitzurel 8y ago
  This is like filling gas in your car every single day.
  - Johnny555 8y ago
    Seems more equivalent to plugging in an EV every day. I wear clothes every day so putting on a pair of bike shorts and packing my work pants us a minor inconvenience. I pump the bike tires once a week and that takes less than a minute, including the time to get the bike pump. The water bottle takes a few seconds to fill. A bike computer seems like a luxury, if you don't want to deal with charging it, don't use it. In the summer, my bike commute prep is only a few minutes... Longer in the winter since I need more bike specific clothing
    - avitzurel 8y ago
      I'm not saying it's long, but it's a lot of steps that I don't want to deal with in the morning. Prepping everything the night before makes it so I don't forget anything. For example, my first weeks in the new company I kept forgetting my entry card, now I put it in the same place every day as I arrive home, didn't forget it in months.
    - analog31 8y ago
      For me, it's mainly the winter. I only own one item each of the things I need, and I need all of the stuff to survive when it's below zero. It's also not really a problem any more since I'm well over the hump of getting into the habit. It's more that I tend to misplace things in general. ;-( I pump up the entire family fleet every Saturday. No computer, no water bottle. Part of the deal was figuring out what stuff I can confidently leave behind. As an extreme example, I can live with the possibility of getting a flat tire during the summer, since I'm never more than two miles from work or home.

Johnny555 8y ago

None if those seem like huge friction. Filling my car with gas once a week seems like is would consume more time than all of those combined.

avitzurel 8y ago
This is like filling gas in your car every single day.
- Johnny555 8y ago
  Seems more equivalent to plugging in an EV every day. I wear clothes every day so putting on a pair of bike shorts and packing my work pants us a minor inconvenience. I pump the bike tires once a week and that takes less than a minute, including the time to get the bike pump. The water bottle takes a few seconds to fill. A bike computer seems like a luxury, if you don't want to deal with charging it, don't use it. In the summer, my bike commute prep is only a few minutes... Longer in the winter since I need more bike specific clothing
  - avitzurel 8y ago
    I'm not saying it's long, but it's a lot of steps that I don't want to deal with in the morning. Prepping everything the night before makes it so I don't forget anything. For example, my first weeks in the new company I kept forgetting my entry card, now I put it in the same place every day as I arrive home, didn't forget it in months.
  - analog31 8y ago
    For me, it's mainly the winter. I only own one item each of the things I need, and I need all of the stuff to survive when it's below zero. It's also not really a problem any more since I'm well over the hump of getting into the habit. It's more that I tend to misplace things in general. ;-( I pump up the entire family fleet every Saturday. No computer, no water bottle. Part of the deal was figuring out what stuff I can confidently leave behind. As an extreme example, I can live with the possibility of getting a flat tire during the summer, since I'm never more than two miles from work or home.