Who does the longest cycle commute to work?

[Holdsworth]

I only do a 9 mile each way commute to work 3 days a week (I'm only agency and this is all they give me most weeks). I might think about extending it by a few miles just to get a bit of variety into my route.

 

[XmisterIS]

I do a 20 mile round trip on the days that I work away from home.

I have a mate from where I used to work who tried doing a 44 mile round trip every day, with big hills, he had to cut it down to a few times a week because he started getting knee problems. Doing that amount of miles, every day for months on end, with big hill climbs each way, can't be good for you.

 

[AlickB]

i do a 32 mile round trip which is 3 days on 3 days off (I have an amazing working pattern for a chef lol), the only bugger is the 14 hours of hard work inbetween
this last week however I have been going by train as i knackered my leg avoiding a SMIDSY

 

[jagman.2003]

I did a 48 mile round trip commute in a previous job occasionally. I was fit enough, but it was the time it took that caused the most problems. I had to get up very early compared to driving. I now do a 27 mile round trip to a different job & can get up at the same time.

 

[mistral]

I'm doing 34 mile round trip most days and find that's quite enough for me.

 

[Daniel T]

Mine is currently just over 22 miles each way, with mixed terrain. Depending on the last few miles/route for those miles it can be up to 45 miles round.

Because it's mainly rural it seems to fly by and I have gotten the time down to around 85 minutes (without a monster headwind grrr)

I haven't done the full 5 days though, as I need the car once a week during work hours.

 

[Daniel T]

Mine is currently just over 22 miles each way, with mixed terrain. Depending on the last few miles/route for those miles it can be up to 45 miles round.

Because it's mainly rural it seems to fly by and I have gotten the time down to around 85 minutes (without a monster headwind grrr)

I haven't done the full 5 days though, as I need the car once a week during work hours.

Funny thing is,

This commute takes around 3 hours all inclusive per day. Which sounds a lot initially, but when you consider the same journey by car takes me 50 minutes, and then 5 minutes to park up, 10 minutes to walk from the multistorey to the office. Then a slightly longer drive home.

I only actually lose around 45-50 mins out of the whole day,...................which...............................ta da! I used to spend 1 hour a day at lunch in the gym doing cardio so I actually gain about 10 mins a day through cycling 44 miles..........at a third of the speed as my car!

Road bikes rock

 

[marshmella]

Indeed... it is vile having to get PT for any reason...

My round trip is only 13 miles approx so nothing major, but the guy i work with catches the bus ( the service from Birmingham to Wolverhampton is truly shocking.i.e overcrowded and unreliable) he travels about 3 miles, and with the waiting time never gets home in less than an HOUR. He looks astonished when i say i go twice as far as him in about half the time. Ianrauk public transport is vile and a scandalous rip off.

 

[ColinJ]

the guy i work with catches the bus ( the service from Birmingham to Wolverhampton is truly shocking.i.e overcrowded and unreliable) he travels about 3 miles, and with the waiting time never gets home in less than an HOUR.

He could easily walk that in 45 minutes!

 

[marshmella]

He could easily walk that in 45 minutes!

indeed he could Colin, I've told him that many times.

 

[400bhp]

Is he a fat ****?

 

[Alun]

Is he a fat ****?

I thought we were going to be more understanding about weight issues !

 

[ColinJ]

Is he a fat ****?

I'm a fat **** and I can easily walk the 4+ miles from my house to Todmorden in about 55 minutes!

 

[400bhp]

Wrong way round.

No exercise = fat ****

Exercise = still be a fat **** but heading in the right direction.

 

[007fair]

When I do go into the office I cycle 8 miles to the station then 0.5 at the other end to the office.
The return is all on bike - 40 miles by car but less by bike as I can take a more direct route. I haven't Garmin'd it yet but suspect about 35 miles So 43.5 all in BUT ..only once a week! The other days its a strenuous 15 metres from bed to desk with detour to the loo