How many miles is your commute?
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Chrismawa
Über Member
- Location
- Tyne and Wear
5.5 both ways, only started a couple of weeks ago commuting 3 days out of 5. Now just moved it up to 4 days.
Slightly quicker on the way home due to it being down hill
Slightly quicker on the way home due to it being down hill
ACS
Legendary Member
- Location
- Just below the snow line
I have a choice of a number of routes, all rural, between 10 and 19 miles, the average is 13.5 miles with a minimum 600 feet of climbing and a maximum of 1150 feet.
Despite all the practice I AM the second worst climber on the planet.
Despite all the practice I AM the second worst climber on the planet.
dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
I have a choice of a number of routes, all rural, between 10 and 19 miles, the average is 13.5 miles with a minimum 600 feet of climbing and a maximum of 1150 feet.
Despite all the practice I AM the second worst climber on the planet.
Behind me then!
There is a direct route to and from work that is about 10.5 miles. I try and avoid that as it has a nasty A road that I don't enjoy cycling on.
My normal route that I enjoy and is 1/3 rural 2/3 urban is about 12.8 miles each way.
I have another option with more climbing that takes it to about 13.5 miles. I only rarely have time for that (and the road is closed at the moment!)
If I had load of time I have plenty of options to take detours over the Campsie Hills. If only I had time!
My normal route that I enjoy and is 1/3 rural 2/3 urban is about 12.8 miles each way.
I have another option with more climbing that takes it to about 13.5 miles. I only rarely have time for that (and the road is closed at the moment!)
If I had load of time I have plenty of options to take detours over the Campsie Hills. If only I had time!
suecsi
Active Member
- Location
- Feltham, Middlesex
2 miles to the station, 2 trains (30 mins total) and 1.5 miles the other end. I have a Brompton.
If I had a fixed bike/MTB (I could go through some parks and off road a little), it would be 11 miles from home to work.
However, I bought the Brompton because the company I work for is going through a lot of changes and I think I'll be looking for another job later this year - and it is very likely I will end up back in Central London again (35 mins to Waterloo).
If the Cycle Superhighway out along the A4 Great West Road at Brentford/Hounslow ever gets built I might try to cycle all the way into Central London, as I am only a couple of miles from where it is supposed to start. There are currently decent enough cycle lanes along the side of the A4, but they completely disappear at the busiest part, where it goes under the M4 and they all join together with lots of slip roads - and then reappears somewhere on the Chiswick High Road.
The bit where there is no lane and I wouldn't really want to ride goes right past the Brompton factory ........
If I had a fixed bike/MTB (I could go through some parks and off road a little), it would be 11 miles from home to work.
However, I bought the Brompton because the company I work for is going through a lot of changes and I think I'll be looking for another job later this year - and it is very likely I will end up back in Central London again (35 mins to Waterloo).
If the Cycle Superhighway out along the A4 Great West Road at Brentford/Hounslow ever gets built I might try to cycle all the way into Central London, as I am only a couple of miles from where it is supposed to start. There are currently decent enough cycle lanes along the side of the A4, but they completely disappear at the busiest part, where it goes under the M4 and they all join together with lots of slip roads - and then reappears somewhere on the Chiswick High Road.
The bit where there is no lane and I wouldn't really want to ride goes right past the Brompton factory ........
I am at present on exactly two miles each way. If our prospective workplace relocation actually goes ahead, later this year or early next (it's not done and dusted yet) - and if I'm still working then - it will go up to between 6.5 and 8 miles depending on which route I take. It won't be too hilly.
That is quite a daunting prospect for me. I think that physically I can do it - I have not had any cardiac-related 'moments' for well over a year now and think the losing weight programme is going nicely. I know that an 8-mile spin at lunchtimes is easy enough, I do it even now. Whether I'll have the mental drive to go through with it, day after day, remains to be seen. I fear I shall be taking the car on bad weather days. But we shall see.
That is quite a daunting prospect for me. I think that physically I can do it - I have not had any cardiac-related 'moments' for well over a year now and think the losing weight programme is going nicely. I know that an 8-mile spin at lunchtimes is easy enough, I do it even now. Whether I'll have the mental drive to go through with it, day after day, remains to be seen. I fear I shall be taking the car on bad weather days. But we shall see.
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
The most direct legal route is about 10 miles & involves a fair distance on a major 2 lane dual carriageway, needless to say I don't use this one. The shortest 'sane' route is just under 13 miles which is goes through the middle of town so takes longer than the shortest non-city routes at just over 15 miles each but these days they're only used when I feel rough or I'm late for work/have to get home quickly. I'm trying to maintain 50 miles a day commuting & am fairly close to that.
Brahan
Über Member
- Location
- West Sussex
9 miles direct route to work which I normally use. If the weather is being kind and I get up earlier then I'll ride a nice flat 16 mile route which takes care of even the most demanding of hangovers. Going home is normally between 16 and 20 miles per night.
The hard rides have been put on hold for the moment though. I've been told to take it easy while commuting and keep an eye on my HR as I need to save my legs for a nightly session on the turbo trainer to improve my legs for an 8up Team Time Trial at the end of March. 5 weeks left eeek!
The hard rides have been put on hold for the moment though. I've been told to take it easy while commuting and keep an eye on my HR as I need to save my legs for a nightly session on the turbo trainer to improve my legs for an 8up Team Time Trial at the end of March. 5 weeks left eeek!
Hicky
Guru
What bike do you ride?...I'll keep an eye out for you.
13 miles Rochdale to Manchester Uni, down greengate/lightbone rd(SP?)/Moston then Oldham rd.
If the weather is nice and I have time I'll go home via broadway cut up to the hill leading to tandle hill park for the climb and quick descent(I cant spell for toffee!).
Haven't voted - it is just too complicated! I have two options
1) about a mile on the Brompton, 20 minutes on the train, another couple of miles (probably less) on the Brompton. Just under an hour from front door to desk.
2) 16 miles on the road bike. Coming to work is net uphill and has a greater likelyhood of being into a headwind so usually 1h05 - 1h20 cycling time depending on wind, light, etc. I have done the run home in under an hour. I may extend the homeward journey once it gets properly light in the evenings. I hope to do the full run once or twice a week when the weather is good - though it has been a while since I did it twice in one week...
1) about a mile on the Brompton, 20 minutes on the train, another couple of miles (probably less) on the Brompton. Just under an hour from front door to desk.
2) 16 miles on the road bike. Coming to work is net uphill and has a greater likelyhood of being into a headwind so usually 1h05 - 1h20 cycling time depending on wind, light, etc. I have done the run home in under an hour. I may extend the homeward journey once it gets properly light in the evenings. I hope to do the full run once or twice a week when the weather is good - though it has been a while since I did it twice in one week...
Currently until the weather improves I get the train most of the way, and then it's either 6 miles each way (closer station to work if I have a lie-in or it's raining, and is on fairly quiet roads) or 9.5/12 miles each way when the weather is better or I get earlier train (shorter route uses stretch of busy A road, long route uses NCN route across farm tracks and quieter roads).
Once Spring is here, or at least sensibly light at 6am, then it tends to be 34 miles (or thereabouts) each way although sometimes I take a slightly longer route home to avoid an often busy section of fast A road. It takes about 2.5hrs for this ride as I have a couple of 10 min breaks for drink and choc bars.
Once Spring is here, or at least sensibly light at 6am, then it tends to be 34 miles (or thereabouts) each way although sometimes I take a slightly longer route home to avoid an often busy section of fast A road. It takes about 2.5hrs for this ride as I have a couple of 10 min breaks for drink and choc bars.
OP
OP
400bhp
Guru
Impressive. How many times a week would you do this?
OP
OP
400bhp
Guru
The author of that now lives quite close to me and is a real gentleman and a serious collector and restorer of old bikes. His entire family are totally cycle mad and Chris is a walking encyclopedia of cycling knowledge. He still owns the trailer mentioned in the article.
Edit: Meeting him at a vintage rally and later getting to know him is largely responsible for my interest in vintage bikes.
Edit: Meeting him at a vintage rally and later getting to know him is largely responsible for my interest in vintage bikes.
