A Year Without My Car: What I Learned Biking to Work Every Day @campfire-stories
A Year Without My Car: What I Learned Biking to Work Every Day  @campfire-stories
Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
What happens when you stop driving and start pedaling—every day, no matter the weather? I decided to find out. For one full year, I biked 18 km to work and back, through snow, rain, ice, and exhaustion. My old 1994 Volvo sat parked as I pushed through every season on two wheels.

This is the story of that challenge—how it tested me, changed me, and shifted the way I think about movement, routine, and the planet.

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