Originally Posted by
cybermike
THanks for the reply -- Currently my commute is about 12 miles. I actually see people commuting on the same path from Irvington which is about 25 -30 miles away. I also know a whole group that commutes from Ridgewood also about 25 miles away --- so it is possible ...
As far as the wife goes -- it is a precondition to our move that I still get to bike. So it is ether a group ride on weekend which will take away more from a family life -- or waking up at 5am and biking 3hrs to work several times a week
A peleton makes a 25 mile commute a very interesting concept. Still, I doubt many are doing it 5x/wk. My standards for a "commute" are that it be sustainable. No crime if it isn't, but it is no longer a commute. The group ride on the weekend is a big hit right in the middle of family time if no one else rides. A daily 3hr (how would you get back home?) seems better but is actually worse for family bonding. I suggest you get up at 5 am 3x/wk, do a 20 mile loop, and
then grab the train or (shudder) car, in to work. The other poster is right, LIRR isn't that friendly to full size bikes during rush hour. On
some weekends you can indulge in a group ride. Negotiate that with the wife, I'm sure it will go down better than what you have in mind. I see Northern Blvd. as the only road out of Syosset... ... I've seen what the close in portion of that road looks like. I moved to Oregon to get away from that kind of commute situation. I don't regret it.
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