The terrible commute to work

Oh the tedium of sitting in traffic jams, with nothing to see but belching exhaust pipes and stressed school-run Mummies.

Here's a little secret - if you ride a bike you don't have to travel everywhere by road. So you can avoid all this and get to work not feeling like you want to strangle the next person who talks to you. And the only thing it costs you is a few thousand calories each week.

(Hello to Emily, by the way!)