you should try it. keeps you fit, its good for the environment, its fun, you get to see things you miss in a car, and it saves you money. most of my cycling is nothing more adventurous than running local errands. saves a fortune in petrol and parking. and you start finding offroad paths to all sorts of places. you can get from didsbury to warrington offroad, or up to ashton or down to stockport. you'd be amazed at what you find in places youve known 20 years.