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ItsJustMe 03-14-07 04:31 PM

10.5 miles, 35 to 37 minutes summer, 47 to 52 winter depending on road and wind conditions. Running about 39 now, still a bit chilly and extra gear and tires aren't fully pumped up yet due to muddy roads.

dcdude 03-14-07 04:32 PM

3 miles in 12 minutes

ItsJustMe 03-14-07 04:33 PM


Originally Posted by chipcom
I can still tell time and do math (even if I have to take off my shoes to do it!)

Remind me to never ask you to count to 21.

j_mavros 03-14-07 05:01 PM


Originally Posted by thdave
:beer: :beer: (one for each pint)
I've got several cases now of homebrewed 22 ouncers--so they're pint plus size.:beer: )

You ride a Villager AND you homebrew? Holy kindred spirits, Batman!! (or should it be chipcom?)
I've got 2 kegs on tap in the downstairs fridge, and a 3rd batch in the fermenter. I have to drink faster to keep up with the brewing habit...which is one of the reasons I ride!

junfan 03-14-07 05:05 PM

15 miles on roads through the city in about 1 hour. About 50 min on MUP when not covered w/snow.

hairlessbill 03-14-07 05:13 PM

Just shy of 6 miles mostly on bike path and mostly flat: 20 minutes in and 30 minutes back on a good day. Twice that on the worst days (snow/ice with studded tires).

westviking 03-14-07 06:04 PM

I do 12.5 regularly except Dec/Jan/Feb on old 70's Raleigh 10 speed Actually did usual commute last week in -32C froze evrerything !! Good weather usually,35 -40 minutes Best one way time =27 mins in July 2005 a hot one. Been doing it a while over 17,000 km ( approx 10,600 miles as of last Nov) Great exercise Resting HR during peak season 37-40 BPM Turn 65 next month Hope to beat 27 minutes once this summer

Owltooth 03-14-07 06:05 PM

10 miles takes me as little as 35 minutes with the wind riding slicks, against the wind with studded tires, as much as an hour. The grid road system here in Oklahoma means you're going to deal with whatever wind you start out with for the whole commute, generally. 7 of the 10 miles I ride are in the same direction.

Chuck G 03-14-07 07:45 PM

11 miles in 50 minutes, the route is a mix of 2 lane highway and suburban neighborhoods with minor hills here and there.

Two Buck Chuck 03-15-07 09:33 AM

Anywhere from 40 to 45 minutes to ride the nine miles from Alexandria, VA to Washington, DC. I'm always trying to break the 40 minute barrier.

doraemonkey 03-15-07 09:39 AM


Originally Posted by Two Buck Chuck
Anywhere from 40 to 45 minutes to ride the nine miles from Alexandria, VA to Washington, DC. I'm always trying to break the 40 minute barrier.

Alright! Back in my highschool days, I would make the bike trip along the Mt. Vernon trail from Belle Haven abouts to a school on Connecticut avenue. It would take 45 to an hour... at least that is what I think I remember, twas almost 20 years ago!

ActionJeans 03-15-07 09:57 AM

About 20 miles (19.1 I think, per Google pedometer), takes me about an hour and a half fully loaded on the Sirrus (hauling about 25bs of gear, if I had to guess). On my road bike, I can make it in about an hour, my record is 48 minutes, but that's to fast to be riding to work. I was dripping wet when I got in. I got the feeling people thought I had been running from the police...

Pobble.808 03-15-07 10:12 AM

Either 1.5 or 1.75 miles each way, 10 minutes door to door. Sounds wimpy, okay IS wimpy but there's a nice hill right in the middle to keep it real, especially seeing as my fleet consists of a Breezer Villager and a vintage English 3-speed...

Grimmreaper 03-15-07 10:18 AM

My distance to work is 10 miles and it takes me anywhere from 29 minutes to 36 minutes (depending how hard the wind is blowing and how I feel) I have a lot of stop and go with about a dozen traffic lights.
The times I mentioned are elapsed times on my bike computer.

My average best speed was 21 mph and my worst was 16.5 mph.

jobe1 03-15-07 11:29 AM

8 miles. It takes me anywhere from 38-50 minutes, though generally in the early 40's. Thats on the mountain bike with either a rucksack or panniers, and with the computer stopping the count when I do (traffic lights).


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