Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
… I have the luxury of taking a commuter rail back to within two miles of home. I have a long workday and by about 8:00 PM, the train ride beckons more strongly than the bike ride.
Originally Posted by
jeffpoulin
..I bought a house last year and now my commute is 22 miles each way. 22 is fun from April to October, and I'll even stretch it to 30 or more when the weather is really great. However, 22 is not so great November to March especially when it's snowing or raining. Fortunately, I have the option of taking a train, which cuts the riding down to just 10 miles each way. So, I take the train most days from November to March…
Whereabouts do you ride? (I’m not familiar with your location of UTC+1.
) I ask because it doesn’t seem there are many parts of the country outside of the Northeast Corridor that have commuter rail service. Here in Metro Boston, one can bring a bike only during non-peak hours; I have such a non-peak reverse commute from home downtown to work in the suburbs.
Fortunately, it takes me only a two minute ride from work to the train station so I know exactly when to leave and not have to wait, especially in the winter. My trains are usually on time too. From your post it seems you have a 12 mile ride to the train. That seems like a much harder connection to make. How does it work out for you?