Shortest Bike Ride

[HLaB]

I'm just popped to the local shop (a supermarket) its less than a km (0.6miles) away; given that its convenient to take my bike out of the locker and lock up right outside their door, I think nothiong about taking the bike and the pannier is useful. My old Dublin Commute used to be only 1.2km (0.75miles). I dare say if bike security was an issue I wouldn't be so inclined. What's the shortest distance you would consider cycling?

 

[Black Sheep]

i once rode across the road from my house to a friends, normal terraced street, a few doors up and across.

 

[Theseus]

On our summer hols I would use a bike to commute from the tent to the utility block & back.

 

[Paulus]

Does from the garden shed at the back of the house, to the car at the front, a distance of about 40yards count? To load the bike onto the bike rack so I could travel to Stevenage for an audax ride.

 

[Saddle bum]

On the second pedal stroke of a 25m TT, the crank snapped and put me on my arse. My shortest ride.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

My 2 year old uses his Islabike Rothan to get around the house (it's not a mansion btw!) - does that count?

 

[numbnuts]

my shortest ride would be 5.35 miles to Sainsburys and back

 

[summerdays]

Well daily I cycle with my son to school - about a mile there and back again each time, there are some on here that wouldn't get their bike out for that. But the shortest trip has to be to the post box - about 100 m away - and I even unlocked the shed to get the bike out - I did think afterwards that maybe that was perhaps a bit daft - but I still enjoyed it.

 

[e-rider]

The shortest ride I ever managed (with all the kit on) was about 6 miles (3 miles out) before abandoning due to serious lack of fitness! That was a turning point in my life about 6 years ago - how could I get that unfit? It will never happen again; hopefully.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

corner shop, not bothered measuring the distance. 0.something km.

 

[dellzeqq]

barbers. About 300 metres. And, right now, bus stop, to meet the love of my life. About 400 metres. Toodle-pip!

 

[Bromptonaut]

Used a Boris bike from Bream's Buildings to Holborn Circus en route to Boots.

 

[taxing]

I regularly cycle about 0.1 miles to the shop. I don't want to carry a 2 litre bottle of milk back in a carrier bag, I'd rather put it in my basket.

 

[jimboalee]

The BSA Twenty goes 0.35 miles to the Tesco Metro, 0.5 miles to Morrisons or 0.55 miles to Sainsbury's.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

M-i-L has moved in just round the corner. So just round the corner is my short ride. 400yards maybe?