24 mile commute

[Brooks]

I'd go down Quietway 1 to Blackfriairs road and pick up CS6 up to Camden, nice easy flat route most of the way.

 

[rockyroller]

Hi Folks,
24miles round trip to work 3 days a week and now on my second month.

very impressive, still doing it? my commute is 22 miles & I only do it maybe a dozen times a year in the summer

 

[pbkclements]

very impressive, still doing it? my commute is 22 miles & I only do it maybe a dozen times a year in the mummer

Reckon that for me, commuting 22 miles a day for me back end lastyear was 100% the highlight of my day last year, me & my old brompton.

Office work; it was a bit tiring mentally but physically cycling kept me fresh - main problems were - the light - car drivers (yep I'm sometimes one). Ok 3 days a week & only 1 mile of that on the A27 but tell you what I loved it.

 

[rockyroller]

but tell you what I loved it

yeah I miss it. traffic here picked up again, otherwise I'd try it again this time of year

 

[Ming the Merciless]

HaHa yes you are right!
but I've tried 3 different routes and also use the app to track my time and average speed. I'm down to 49mins which is good for me considering the first ride took me 1 hour 15mins.

Use an app to track it, don’t use for navigation. It’s been studied and sat navs really do diminish people’s navigation ability. Once you’ve ridden without your eyes glued to a screen for clues. You’ll quickly learn your route and any variations.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Try and work out where abouts the pain in the knees is. You may just be pushing too hard too soon or it may be bike setup. I did a 26 mile round trip 5 day a week year round commute for 17 years. Loved it, and fittest period I ever had on a bike. Now it’s rides from the house in a loop till more normal times arrive.

 

[jay clock]

The bit I would be wary of is timing yourself. There lies the risk of paying less attention as you dart to save time. But enjoy it!

 

[ianrauk]

Reckon that for me, commuting 22 miles a day for me back end lastyear was 100% the highlight of my day

Yup. After 15 years to date of the same daily bike commute, I'm still not bored of it. I don't think I ever will be either.

 

[Bonus]

Some people can't memorise routes easily. I know people who can get lost riding to the coast that's about 12 miles away and the sea is pretty easy to find IMO, but people are different.

There are people here who are not sure "which way north is", despite France being 45 km's away . . . to the north. (and some rather large mountains for all to see!)