Originally Posted by
PlanoFuji
Don't need to not ride, to allow legs rest and recovery. Just ride slow and easy every couple of days. Particularly for commutes, it isn't a race. However, if you have been really pushing yourself, it can take a while to recover. Consider taking a whole weekend off, then doing especially slow rides on Monday and Friday. After that just continue the slow rides on Mon and Fri (and in between if feeling tired/sore).
+1
I just try and take it easy on a lot of my commutes, as between being back in college and working full time, I end up riding 7 days a week for 9 months of the year, with two of those days having 3 (one way) commute trips. I definitely feel it, it's hard having to ride every day, but I'm carless and REALLY don't like taking the bus. I just wish my commute were flat, it'd be sooo much easier to try and take it easy if I didn't have to climb hills, but I do feel the difference in my overall fatigue if I just try and poke along versus hammering.