Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
I also commute to work, 31 miles round trip, because I love doing it. I did everything I could to enable me to do so. I'm now up to making that trip 3 times a week. Probably wouldn't want to any more than that.
Luckily my commute doesn't really involve much traffic at all. It's mostly rural. And I still love cars and driving, also, so when I do drive it's not all bad.
It's definitely nice to ride somewhere else for a change, though. I did 45 miles on Saturday which is my longest ride ever, to date, and it was a blast. For one thing I rode in areas with LESS HILLS than what I have to deal with on my commute, which was nice. Many more route options, also, as it was much more urban than the mostly rural commute.
I did 43 miles Sunday, and it was one of my longer rides if not the longest. It was pretty surreal at first as most of the ride was in a straight line on level pavement without many crossings. I'm so used to have to stop and start up again, as well as dealing with dog walkers convinced in their need to keep left that being able to ride in a straight line without having to slow down took some getting used to.