I liked today's Guardian cycling column until....

[blackpuddinonnabike]

If you want to return to the simple joy of cycling - the sort that comes from seeing a bike as a toy again, rather than a mode of transport - go off-road and get mucky.

As an MTBer I thought the article was pretty good, but why, just because something is a mode of transport, can it not be 'fun'.

It's precisely why I ride to and from work in the main - because it's a damn sight more relaxing than taking the bus or the car and lets me wind down, or burn off some energy.

[andygates]

To paraphrase the current Coke Zero adverts, I'll have both. 

[blackpuddinonnabike]

To paraphrase the current Coke Zero adverts, I'll have both. 

Snap!