how far do you commute?

commute length

  • <1 mile

    Votes: 33 2.3%
  • 1-5 miles

    Votes: 300 20.9%
  • 6-10 miles

    Votes: 377 26.2%
  • 11-15 miles

    Votes: 304 21.2%
  • 16-20 miles

    Votes: 169 11.8%
  • >20 miles

    Votes: 256 17.8%

  • Total voters
    1,437
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lb81

Senior Member
lb81,

My main ride is this fixed Wabi Special. Which really is the greatest purchase I've made my entire life.

http://www.v0m.it/Wabi_Special/index.html

The best part about a long commute is never having to make time to go ride!

That is a fine looking bike chi, really nice. I find the idea of a fixed wheel really appealing as I love the simplicity but I view the prospect of doing 40 miles a day on one with a certain trepidation. I guess as with all things, I am not going to know until I try...!

Couldn't agree more with that sentiment either!
 
at the moment i cycle 10 ish miles when i can be bothered to get out of bed if not i catch a train, but just getting back in to it i used to cycle 20 miles a day and was really fit so will try and do this all the time.
 

matty01

Active Member
Location
Plymouth
Mine is about 6 and a half miles each way and half of it through country lanes, I start early in the morning so not looking forward to mornings and night getting darker
 

fuji-stu

Well-Known Member
There's something about riding about at the crack of dawn in the pitch black and rain I just don't like around here spooky
 

matty01

Active Member
Location
Plymouth
Just need to get some decent lights :-) swallow the fear and pedal on :-)
 

sabian92

Über Member
3.5 miles each way, although starting in September I'm giving up commuting by bike (Shock horror! although to be fair I didn't ever hardly do it unless it was between June-October because I have no wet gear and turning up to an IT lecture as a drowned rat is not the done thing :laugh: ) and going to the gym either before or after college as I really need to improve my fitness but I also I want to tone up the top half of my body as at the moment I'm sort of a flabby blob with manboobs unfortunately. 16st and 5'11 does that to you, apparently.

I'll miss it even more but I won't miss having to navigate this bugger: http://goo.gl/maps/6XjrU (On the path, but still, it's narrow and people always bomb past even though the path is literally about 3 1/2 feet wide).
 

jaynana

Well-Known Member
Location
NW London
i do 10milesx2 per day x 5 days most weeks minimum, depending on the office location. usually more cos i also shuttle for meetings to other offices by bike.hese days i do 14milesx2 but not all 5 days mostly 4 days/week. work from home the 5th day.
 
Shortest I've done in a day is 26 miles round trip - taking 700/23c on muddy towpaths isn't that bright though, maximum I've done is a 60 miles round trip. Pretty much all pancake flat though - I live on the only hill my side of Manchester.
 
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