Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 7,703
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From: Berkeley, CA
Bikes: 72 Cilo Pacer, 72 Gitane GT, 72 Peugeot PX10, 73 Speedwell Ti,l, 75 Peugeot PR-10L, 80 Colnago Super, 81 Zinn, 85 ALAN Cross, 85 De Rosa Pro, 86 Look 753, 86 Look KG86, 89 Parkpre Team, 90 Parkpre Team MTB, 90 Merlin
2.5 hours seems like a lot to me.
My daily commute is about 25 minutes of saddle time each way (~7.5 miles) or about 30 minutes total dealing with locks, etc. (also have a kids trail-a-bike part of the way, which I lock up at my daughter's school on the way).