Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver

One of the things you will discover is that when you friends, family, and cow orkers will be stunned to discover that you are riding 13 miles a day and will feel concerned that you may not be safe, worry that you have suffered from an economic downturn or a dui, and will offer to give you rides.

A few people will see you doing this and find inspiration and might just try it themselves.

Keep this up and that 13 mile ride will start to feel like a warm up and you might find yourself looking to ride longer and farther and people will be more amazed.

My long commute is 60 miles a day... it is often the best 4 hours of my day as much of it takes me through the countryside and I do look forward to seeing the city vanish into the distance behind me when I head out.

Sometimes I take the long way home and can turn my 100 km day into a 140 or 160 km day.