Good for you, both options are excellent, and I totally agree, no time wasted on your strategy. When I have to go in traffic, or on public transport, be it train or bus 🚌, I do something similar, I usually read or take advantage of the opportunity to interact on SN, sometimes listening to a podcast, or something else, just as you say, trying to make my time during the late ride through traffic productive. (Sometimes I usually notice the people around me, since you always have to be attentive to those around you, you never know when something will happen and most of them are just looking at the screen and sliding their finger)

PD: Good vibes with that bike 🚲 For a while now I have felt the call to ride a bike again, I haven't done it for many years, nowadays for short distances I use a skateboard 🛹. But adding bike routes is within my plans for the near future with my wife who also likes to ride a bike.