Bike to Work Week!

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I should add that the employees who picked up the bike maps from me at that, were all drivers but I noticed when the months got warmer a few did cycle to work. Most of these converts lived in suburbs but also were ex-patriate employees direct from Germany, abit more cycling oriented.

They knew how complex my much longer distance commute was by only cycling part way. (Most of it from bike locker near aboverground commuter train to home.) And they knew how dedicated I was..because I was WALKING from the bus stop with my cycling gear on after a 1/2 hr. bus ride. (No point cycling in, 15 min. ride through a jumble of construction mess wasn't worth it.) They knew I didn't care what they thought how ...strange this might look.

By the 3rd year I was employed by the firm, the number of bikes at our construction site tripled...which made it around 8-9 bikes. Approx. 75 employees at this site with 100 other employees scattered all over 5 other work site locations. Not sure about the other work sites but I was aware of 2-3 per site interested in cycling.

It takes a few years to convert some people. But if you, yourself are dedicated and happy to cycle, and people see how fit you are, the enthusiasm will rub off at least 1 other person. Trust me. You need to be happy and patient.