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Who bikes to work? How far?

84 posts & 78 voices | Started 1 year ago by Oxboy | Latest reply from Gary_M

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McHamish - Member

I'm comtemplating cycling from New Malden to Canary Wharf...it's a 52k round trip so not a quick pootle down the road.

I've only got one working bike at the moment (I know, not sure how I'm coping) and it's an FS. I could try some road tyres and locking out the suspension, but I reckon I'd struggle every day to do 26k in the morning, and 26k in the evening.

Maybe I need to by an overpriced carbon road bike suitable for athletes.

I'd like to work somewhere where I could ride my MTB off road...a bit of adrenaline would brighten up every morning!

Posted 1 year ago #
timangus - Member

11 km a day, mostly spent dodging pot holes, draughting buses and being abused by Audi drivers. My odometer recently ticked over 10000 km. Woo. Go me.

Posted 1 year ago #
marty_mayhem - Member

20k each way and I have to go over the forth road bridge which is a bit dodgy in the wind like today!!

Posted 1 year ago #
ourmaninthenorth - Member

34 mile round trip. 3 times a week in winter, 5 times in summer.

Soon to be moving - will be 25 miles each way. Plan to do three days a week.

Since my daughter was born last August, commuting has been the mainstay of my riding, and while I'm certainly not fit, it does keep a very low base level ticking over.

Posted 1 year ago #
AndrewBF - Member

From the edge of the Peak District to the office in Leeds during the summertime.

19 miles on the bike, 26 miles by car each way.

Bike takes about 10 mins longer in rush hour.

It's downhill (most) of the way in. Makes for a slog on the way home though after a long day.

I'll start to do it again in a few weeks once things warm up a bit.

Posted 1 year ago #
BillyBull - Member

About 10 miles each way. Usually around half six in the morning so thank god sunrise is getting earlier. But no weight loss as eat and drink too much. Fitter though. 80 to 100 miles a week with proper rides at the weekend when I can.

Posted 1 year ago #
fasthaggis - Member

Best advice is organise everything so it doesn't take you 15 mins of faffing to get going.

+1

I used to be the King of Faff

Posted 1 year ago #
5lab - Member

me. 2 miles each way, with 150m of climbing in it on the return leg. much quicker than any other method of transport due to traffic & parking

Posted 1 year ago #
SilentSparky - Member

I either do a 14 mile each way trip or drive and ride the last 3 miles.

I find it a whole lot easier to do the longer commuter if I get everthing ready the night before. I didn't last night and managed to faff around for 20 minutes this morning getting a few bits together

Posted 1 year ago #
Ax3M4n - Member

10 miles each way through Paschendale like mud. Although it is pretty flat.

Hence the passion for mudguards on my MTB. Either that or turn up for work looking like the Swamp Thing.

Posted 1 year ago #
Gary_M - Member

20 miles each way 3-4 times a week all through the year ( or 32km to makes it sound further ;)). Fantastic way to start the day. Strong tailwind this morning so going to be quite brutal on the way home. Took 1 hour 3 mins this morning, average for winter is around 1:15, summer 1:05.

Posted 1 year ago #
dreednya - Member

2.7 miles to work for me but generally lenghten that out to 8.5 miles and on occasions up to 30 miles if I nip the wrong way and end up at Nant-yr-arian

Posted 1 year ago #
johnny - Member

9 miles on the road bike each way, or 10 miles xc along the Thames and through Reading,. The record is 28minutes, at 6am with no green lights or much traffic in the middle of summer.

Drive in once a week and take clean clothes shower at work, bike the other 4. I can do a nice route back of about 12 miles or as long as a can justify, more likely in the summer.

Someone told me that in additon to the saving on petrol, a tax break of 20p a mile can be claimed if you commute by bike. Anyone know about that?

Posted 1 year ago #
Gary_M - Member

Johnny that's if you use your bike for business use - like travelling to meetings during your working day.

Posted 1 year ago #