I was doing an 86mile round trip 5 days a week in the summer, killed me for the first few weeks and got caught in some pretty windy weather which made it painful once or twice 😕 was averaging 2hrs10mins each way. Was out the door at 5.30am though and that was the toughest bit!
When I get back from the desert in March(on tour at the mo) I'll resume probably only 3 days a week or look to drive half way and cycle half way.
Need to put in some big miles ready for the Trans Germany in June. 👿
It's all about the prepartion I found, and eating plenty during the day to re-fuel, also spent an hour or so in recovery tights in the evenings with a good diet. I'd normally choose the car as well if it was excessively wet or windy as there is nothing worse than 2 hrs on bike in the wind a rain before work!
One of my guys told me of his mate in the Roadie club that use to do Egham into London and then was moved (Civil Servant) to Worthing, so he biked that trip practically every day for a couple of years - which is over 50 miles each way!
Herne Bay to Folkestone (Kent) and back 4-7 days a week. 1hr 30-40 each way. do with two panniers loaded with laptop, spare clothes big lock (I said lock!) etc.......arse hurts a bit and am generally tired but am doing 10-14hr days at the minute (get home 2330-0000 and up at 0600 to do it all again!). Wakes me up better than coffee and am now chuffin nails.......no trouble climbing for 15mins out the saddle with the bike loaded up now (which is especially handy with the sore arse (stitchings come out the pad in me shorts!).
Gary Fisher Rig29er. carbon forks, 160mm G3 rotor BB7 front, Rohloff Speedhub/v-brake rear, Armadillo 28mm tyres.
29yo, no kids.....no worries
And here's me just doing an 18mile a day round trip through central london.
Extra Gnarl points for dodging bendy busses, black cabs and daft in the head shoppers though