Originally Posted by
JCNeumann
It can be done - I've tried it from the Stamford CT area.
You do need to consider you may be soaked in sweat, so having shower and a change of clothes is enormously helpful. Plus, consider what happens with things like flats. It you HAVE to be in, think very carefully about biking in that day.
I'm going to be doing it this summer, trying to kill two birds by training for a tri.
FWIW you will be wiped out at the end of the day. Some of comments about that were spot on.
Hi thanks for support. I am doing 12 miles each way right now ... so my total is about 24 miles -- but that is about 3-4 times a day. I am more worried about safety than being tired. Tiredness I can manage but darkness + crazy inpatient people can be tough on nerves.
I think from Stanford it is easier than from LI -- much friendlier roads(from what it sounds like) + bike paths. My friend is actually doing Inwood (Manhattan) to Stanford about three times a week, so I know that can be done.
As far as flats -- I had a very good luck with Vredestein Fortezza TriComp tires pumped to about 110psi -- I hardly get any flats nowdays... much better than Gatorskins, Conti 4000 or Armadillos. These can be had for around 35$ a piece pretty regularly --- I scored them for 25$ once and stocked up on them.
Good luck prepping for tri. I wish I could run or swim
