Yesterday I replied to this thread,
“ How has your commute evolved over the months / years?.”
Originally Posted by
chephy
Below is the summary of my major commutes. I've commuted to a couple of summer jobs early on, too, and to a few other destinations for under a year, and on a couple of other bikes I've owned for a short time -- but those didn't make the list.
Title:
Route:
Hills:
Frequency:
Bike:
Bike name:
Cargo:
Helmet:…
That looks like a neat idea to format cycle commutes. A while back I summarized all the features of my commute to defend my assertion:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
… Humbly, if Bike Forums ever had a Best Commute Award, I would be a frontrunner.
So I have expanded and slightly altered your format (
new categories in red) to report my commute:
Kenmore Square, Boston to Norwood over 30 years
Route: Reverse commute from downtown on four different routes of a minimal distance of 14 miles, each defined by a different hill; can expand to about 30 miles to train
Environment: In order of hill difficulty: Gritty urban, pleasant suburban, pleasant urban, ritzy suburban
Hills: One moderate hill on each route, then smaller hills; estimate only about 1-2 miles flat
Frequency: Variable over the decades; currently about 50% in winter; 75% nice weather (work is an obstacle)
Bike: Specialized S-WORKS CF Road Bike; Cannondale beater mountain bike (fenders and Marathon Winter studded tires)
Bike name: NA
Cargo: Ortlieb panniers on the Cannondale; backpack on the S-WORKS
Helmet / Mirror: yes and yes (left and right Take-a-Look eyeglass mounted mirrors)
Destination:
Parking: inside about 100 feet from my desk, directly through a door from the outside
Cleanup: shower facilities; place to hang clothes, and a table fan available to dry; for most of the time I wear surgical scrubs
Amenities: coffee shop and cafeteria on site; almost all my personal service needs like barbershop, dentist, dry-cleaner/tailor, supermarket and drugstore, and good take-out restaurants are all within walking distance of work, or a short hop on the bike; bike shop two blocks away
Alternative Transportation: train, car, bus, taxis, car rentals, Zipcar, place to stay comfortably overnight.
If anybody is interested to describe your commute, here's the template; just Reply With Quote, Copy, Remove "[/QUOTE]" and insert into ….(spaces) .
I had subsequently added Road Conditions / surfaces, Traffic, Illumination, and Departure times to my original as written above.
Title
Route:….
Road conditions / surfaces:….
Traffic:….
Environment:….
Hills:….
Frequency:….
Departure time:….
Bike:….
Bike name:.…
Cargo:….
Illumination (to see and be seen):....
Helmet / Mirror:….
Destination:
Parking:….
Cleanup:….
Amenities:….
Departure time:….
Alternative Transportation:….
Further suggestions welcome.