Originally Posted by
pallen
12 mi is perfect! Not too long so you don't have to start at some ungodly hour, yet long enough to give you a nice wake-up work out.
That's the thing for me- starting at 0600 with a 15 mile ride means leaving the house at 0430. I'm not all good with that. There's a world of difference in leaving at 6 to get there by 8 and leaving at Zero Dark Thirty. I think I'd be OK with leaving sometime after 0500, but I'd need shower/cleanup time at work.
My (just shy of) 15 mile commute is between 1.25 and 1.5 hours.
Originally Posted by
Drummerboy1975
Ok, now that I know its doable I have a question.
I have an 81' Fuji 12 sp road bike. I can build a commuter bike with bigger tires and a more upright position, should I?
I've ridden my "mountain" bikes to work- I'm rolling with Paselas 1.5 and 1.75. For the distance I'm riding it's OK, but I prefer the "road" bikes.
I'm assuming your Fuji is rockin' 27s... try the 27x1 1/4 tires- my Trek 620 really seems much smoother compared to the 1 1/8 tires I had on it. If you're rollin' with 700c- try 700c x 32. They're pretty cush and they fit under fenders nicely.
