Originally Posted by
hyhuu
30 miles each way so direct, always. With kids, wife wouldn't be too happy with any detour. In recent months, I've learned to slow down a little but that damm road bike just wants me to go fast.
You commute 30 miles each way? Dang, you the man! It's rare when someone commutes that far on a bike, there was a guy on another forum who claimed he rode 45 miles one way, I kind of doubted that one considering that would be 90 miles a day, but 30 miles is doable, but WOW what a commute. You don't need to take a detour that's for sure.
What happens if you get to work and it's storming by the time you have leave? Do you ride every day, weather permitting of course? or do you ride every other day and take the car in on those days? How long does it take you? Is all flat or hilly, is there a lot of city riding or mostly country?
Sorry for the questions but I find what your doing very interesting and amazing.
I remember when I commuted to work on my bike and people thought I was nuts at work...I only had to ride 3 miles to work!! Of course at night I took a detour home, but even then I think the longest detour I ever took was 45 miles, but on that day I got to leave work early so I got home at the usual time my wife was expecting me. I can't imagine what my co-workers would have thought if I was riding 30 miles to work and home each day.
Congrats HyHuu for doing such a commute.