Originally Posted by
FujiFixed
I used the term 'round trip' because that's the distance I'd be covering in a day. Getting there is one thing, but after putting in a day's work, I might not feel much like cycling 30-35km back home, so I was wondering if anybody does so.
The best part about my day is riding to/from. I've heard it said that work is what you do between bike rides. I put in about 40 miles (about 63km) a day most days, all fixed. In my experience showing up flushed, happy, alive in mind and body makes the first part of the day just fly by. Then, even if I don't feel like riding home later, I feel like I can tough it out and build some character on the way home. And usually within 3 miles I'm just as happy on the bike as I am any other time.
If you like riding, you'll probably be fine IF you prepare yourself and your ride to be comfortable and easy. Doing it with ****ty pedals, uncomfortable riding position/poor fit, a heavy wind-sail messenger bag, uncomfortable clothes etc is going to make it suck a little bit/a lot.