That is a picture of probably the most useless piece of transport ever known to man, throughout history always used by complete knobs with rediculous dress sense and very odd hairstyles next to someone on a penny farthing!
In my teens I used to cycle from Seaford to Brighton for work (A27 going to work, A259 going home) and on the home leg with the log jam on the A259 from Rottingdean to Newhaven you could give a car a good run for it's money in terms of journey time.
As Cheeky MOnkey said, likewise I used to work in Molescum and cycle from the ROyal Borough of Shoreham-by-the-sea, I was younger and fitter 15 years ago, but I could do it in between 25 and 45 minutes which was on a apar with the old Lambretta or laterly the mini van !
the downside was I ate my own weight in food every day to maintain energy levels . . . .and that was as expensive as petrol
I'm all for Cycling, it's great exercise and helps the planet etc...
BUT
What really f***ing winds me up is bikes on trains that only travel one stop. The fuckers get on my train, smack their bike into my ankles, don't apologise, then get off the next damn stop. The lazy !!!!!