That’ll be the death of you daily, but very doable 2-3 times a week. Adding 5 hours to your day though, by the time you’ve changed, showered etc.

60 miles is pushing it a day, and 15mph what you riding a unicycle?

hows the facilities? i can ride, store my bike securely indoors, shower in a changing room and wash/dry kit no issues, can you?

why not park and ride? get up, dress in riding gear, park 10-15 miles away for free and ride in? gear in car, then you have the option of taking multiple days worth of clothes so you can commute without a backpack, plus you have the option of the full 30 miles home if its good weather, or get in the car halfway, as there is nothing worse than looking out the window near the end of the shift when its pissing down, knowing you have 90-120 minutes on the bike

My commute is ~65km in each direction (Tring->London). I have done the there and back but as suggested above, it is a mental struggle to climb back on the bike at the end of a day knowing that you’ve got another 2, 2.25 hours on the bike ahead of you. I travel in and out of London and that does nothing to add to the allure either.

I did 5 days a week for a couple of weeks last year, but I found that I couldn’t enjoy my riding at the weekend. At the moment I’ll do 3 days in, with maybe 1 back. I’m fortunate enough to be able to start late and so I can get the off peak train which reduces cost of travel significantly. On the days that I ride in and get the train home I just wait for the off peak to start.

5 days a week can be done, of course. It’s not for me though. The thing that killed it for me was leaving the house at 05:30 every morning and not returning until gone 8. Give it a go for a while though and see what happens.

The thing that really helped me was sorting logistics out so that I wasn’t carrying kit in each direction on every day. On a Monday morning I’d take everything in for the week, and then ride with just my lunch for the rest of the week (stuffed in Jersey pockets). On a Friday I’d then give it the pack horse treatment home again.

I do a 45 mile round trip and TBH 3 times a week is hardwork.

I’ve got a 45 mile round trip, usually so it a couple of times a week to get miles in but did 4 days last week then full day out in North Wales on Saturday on the mountain bike. Still physically battered today. Back on the bike tmrw!

I posted a similar question for half the distance (which for me felt punchy) at the beginning of last week. Just finished day 2 of the second week and have to say I’m loving it. In fact just shaved another 4 mins off my best time this eve – been amazed at how quickly it’s affected my fitness. Not even tired now. Because I have to get train as well at the other end my door to door is two hours but it doesn’t bother me because I see the ride part as a bonus and not part of the commute.

If you’re fit enough I’d say do it!

Have commuted Windsor to Stevenage sporadically. I have ridden there and back too (An 84 mile day). Time rather than fatigue will be the biggest issue. It is doable, but as mentioned, it will be five hours of travelling per day.

You will not be maintaining 20 mph on Fridays.

I do 54 miles round trip two, sometimes three a week. Possible.

The main question is do you not like being at home? 4-5 hrs on top of a working day every day?
Leave at 6am home by 7/8pm? even if I could do the riding 5 days in a row the time out the house would be the killer.

I found there’s a difference between daily grind commuter miles and riding for fun at the weekends.
The more you commute, the less you ride for fun. When I stepped up commuter miles a couple of years ago to 25-30 miles I was wrecked
Doing a decent shift on the bike at either end of the day with work in the middle is tough.

I do 44 mile round trip, consistently 3 times a week but when work doesnt get in the way i do 4.

In the summer I could do an extra 8 miles each way, not so sure I would want to in the pissing rain in the winter.

Decent kit is a must, clothing, bike etc

Disagree about the commuter miles being a chore, puts me in a really good mood before work and I sit there looking forward to riding home (except for rain…)

I used to do Hertford to Royston three times a week there and back but that was only 20 miles each way…and on a road bike.

howabout doing it as half weekly rides

ride in mon, tue, weds

buy a weekly ticket

train in thurs, fri, mon, tues, weds

ride in thurs and friday

halve your travel costs enable you to carry in loads of clothes for the riding Days

+ you can add in a few extra one ways if you feel up to it using a lighter bike as you’ll have enough Changes of clothes

I do 20 miles each way with a reasonable amount of climbing. I do it 5 days a week occasionally but not every week, so between 3-5 on average. I also ride at the weekend. I head down to the coast on the return journey so pretty much always have a strong headwind home.

Doing a 60 mile round trip 3 times a week would be perfectly doable though by 5 days on the trot would be a killer.

60 miles is pushing it a day, and 15mph what you riding a unicycle?

It is if you’re going to hammer it all the time. 15mph average is lower than I would expect on a road bike though. Think my average last year for just under 6000 miles commuting was 16.5mph, that’s including winter where speed does drop a fair bit.

Leave what you can at work, the less you have to carry the better. In summer everything I need goes in my back pockets and I do a clothes changeover the days I drive. In winter I use a waterproof rucksack as I’m happy being a bit warmer, have another light at a higher level and need a bigger range of kit with me.

But yes its perfectly doable.

I used to do it but only once week, it makes a very long day.

I eventually found a safe parking space in a small village en route about 15miles from work, a far more enjoyable experience.

You need to be careful of not turning it into a chore.

Get up at least an hour before you have to leave, check bike over for punctures etc before anything else like making breakfast, also gives you a good indication of what clothes are needed.
Get home, check the bike before you put it away, clean, lube, inflate tyres.
Get your clothes, luggage, bottles etc ready the night before.

I agree with points 1 and 3 but not all of point 2, you clean the bike every day?

There’s no need to go over the top with the amount of food you eat.

I have a friend who does 35 miles each way a couple of times a week all year round – same route as me but opposite way round so he always gets a tailwind home. He takes it easy though and also has the option of the train half way through if he’s struggling.

I try to do ‘the long commute’ once a week, but it does depend on teh weather. It’s 38 and a bit miles each way.

No way I could do it everyday (even if I tell myself I want to) as it just takes too long. Getting up before 5 to aim for a 7:30am arrival at work just isn’t good! Never get a good overall average speed as have to negotiate the east end of London all teh way to Holborn, so it’s just slow progress sometimes.

Wow, average speeds here are ridiculous!

My best commute average speed is 16.5mph! A different bike etc might help but I’m still the limiting factor. A more relaxed 15-15.5mph is more standard for me!!

Hmmm, maybe I need to be doing some training

On a solo ride? If that’s the case you shouldn’t be riding to work you should be doing it for a living.

Hardly. Assuming the OP is talking about a 30 mile ride, that might optimistically equate to, say, a 58 minute 25m TT. Which is actually fairly impressive, but it’s not exactly going to have OPQS banging on the door for him to replace Tony Martin.

Incidentally, I rode 25 miles into London this morning. It took me 2h05m. Traffic lights and traffic are a ****.