Well I finally started my bike commute - I've been riding about a month now. It's about 11 miles one way with little traffic in the morning, a few more vehicles in the afternoon. That's actually half way from my house - I drive the first 11 miles - park at a loca Home Depot then ride the rest of the way to work. My 11 mile ride takes about 45 minutes each way.

I do plan on expanding my ride to the full 22 miles one way - but I'm concerned about the time requirement. I figure it would take me about 90 minutes one way.

I see other posters with 15 mile commutes and longer. How long do each of you spend on your commutes - each way?

I find I average 12-15 mph going through neighborhoods and traffic lights. Like a bunch of motorists, I think they should build a freeway from my door to my work (in my case a dedicated bike path with lights to stop all the motorists crossing my path!), but it is what it is.

My commute is 18 miles one way. Takes me around 90 minutes.

Nice ride, welcome!

i spend 5 miles in and 5 miles out. give or take a half mile, depending on the route chosen.

i think starting out 22 miles will be long like 90 min, but depending on your route, over time that could shorten to 80 min. it will depend on your route and you.

My commute is 12 to 12.6 miles each way, depending on the route I take. When I started, it took me about 1 hr. 20 to 1 hr. 30 each way. Now it takes me about 1 hr. 10 min. in the morning, 1 hr. 15 in the evening.

My morning commute is faster than the evening commute because, on the final leg of the route, I ride on a busy 2-3 lane street going down a gentle hill. It can be chaotic and look scary to anyone not used to riding on it in rush hour, but it's not that bad. I use the descent to boost my speed to make it easier to flow with the traffic. For my evening commute, I don't take that street because that same hill slows me down, which is ok for filtering during red lights, but once the light turns green I'm in trouble. Instead, I take an alternate route that includes a curb-protected lane. Because of that, and because my riding style is even more relaxed in the evening (no sense of urgency vs. some sense of urgency), my evening commute time tends to be longer.

Regarding the concern about time requirement, I plan for a 1.5 hr ride (ie. I leave my house kind of early) even though I've been completing my commute well before that. This allows me to ride feeling relaxed and able to enjoy the breezes and views. I don't like the feeling of having to rush everything to beat the clock. When I'm in a panic to get somewhere fast because I'm late, I forget things like my employee access badge - bad things start to happen.

I'm almost in the same boat! My full commute would be 21 miles. I bike-train-bike 7.5-?-3.2 to work (reverse for home). My full commute takes about 90 minutes including the train ride, but that's on a mountain bike and it is HOT here. In the morning I try to go easy so I don't wind up smelly at work (we have a shower but it is supposed to be for emergency use in case of chemical spill and it's roach-infested anyway), then in the afternoon there is more traffic and even more heat. My ride home last week was 108 F.

I figure if I biked the whole thing it would probably take me a little over 2 hours because it's 100% urban sprawl with lots of traffic and lights.

I have a 18.5 mile commute. On my mtb, I do it in 1hr 30min +/- 3 minutes. I done the same commute on my tri/road bike and can do it just over 1 hr. Would be less, but I'm stuck at more lights riding my road bike.

16 miles, 1 hour 5 minutes.

I ride 50 round trip: 20 in the morning and 30 miles coming home. For me it's all about speed and traveling light. So, I ride a road bike and carry very little: a pump, water bottles, some gels and a couple spare tubes. I keep a change of clothes and stash of food at the office, and I occasionally bring stuff in via backpack or on driving days.

It's a three hour event. A bit over an hour on the way in and a tad less than 2 hours riding home.