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Jim Bushard 12-05-07 08:21 PM

Distance of your commute
 
I have seen many people give there distance they commute daily. I would like to give mine as one of the shortest commutes daily. I ride 1.2 miles one way.

chipg5 12-05-07 09:47 PM

I've got a pretty short one, 5.2 miles roundtrip, but it involves 500 feet of climbing over the last mile, so it's a decent workout in the morning, and an nice (and very cold!) downhill after work.

Sparky005s 12-05-07 10:10 PM

My commute to work is 15 - 20 feet :) It's the commute from "work" to school and back that is a little over 16 miles RT. Working from home has a few advantages.

RT 12-05-07 10:21 PM

I miss my old 30 mile RT commute. After a few months of that, I would pack two backpacks, leaving mandatory items for work in the second pack. I would ride to work on Mondays with a full pack of clothing and weekly needs, then turn around and go home to get pack #2. It was a great way to mix up the commute doldrums. Now, I'm on a 16 mile RT commute, where it's dark when I leave for work, and dark when I get home. Once Spring hits, I'll try the double again.

Iowegian 12-05-07 10:27 PM

Depends on the route I take. Lately I've been going a less direct way to avoid a busy highway and ride along a resevoir instead:D This route is about 12 miles each way, direct route about is 11 each way. I've also taken to riding the bus home since I don't enjoy riding in the dark that much. This puts me at 12 miles in and about 3 miles back (plus a bus ride).

buzzman 12-05-07 11:28 PM

I'm an 18-22 mile round trip depending on the route I take.

rfred 12-05-07 11:36 PM

21.3 Kilometers round trip

kmac27 12-06-07 01:17 AM

My round trip is roughly 6 miles. Its all downhill the way there and on the way back is the tougher part. Not too bad now but it use to seem daunting to me. I am trying to find time to bike more but it seems hard so on my ways home I take a detour and instead of getting home in 15-20 mins I get home in about 30 mins to an hour depending on how I feel. On the way to work though I make sure its direct because the bus route is that way and I don't have a transportable tire pump yet but i'm getting one soon.

destro713 12-06-07 01:26 AM

8.9 miles one way.

Sirrus Rider 12-06-07 01:37 AM

34 miles round trip or 17 miles one way.

SSP 12-06-07 02:08 AM

14 miles round trip...+4 or 5 miles if I have to run by the bank or grocery store.

hankbrandenburg 12-06-07 03:34 AM

36 miles round trip - my only regret is that I can only do it 2-3 times a week since I have to go into to the city (90 miles round trip) twice a week or so.

tarwheel 12-06-07 07:41 AM

My round trip is usually 22 miles, but sometimes I stretch it out to 24-30 miles.

rankin116 12-06-07 07:44 AM

Round trip 7 miles.

evblazer 12-06-07 07:48 AM


Originally Posted by Jim Bushard (Post 5753221)
I have seen many people give there distance they commute daily. I would like to give mine as one of the shortest commutes daily. I ride 1.2 miles one way.

Just barely shorter then my wifes. She has a 1.4 mile commute to the office. However she is officially on duty when she crosses into the town border which makes it a little over 100 yards :D I wish my commute was something like that.

tate65 12-06-07 08:16 AM

42 round trip if I take the direct routes, I have done it as a 60 before when I got lost in a bad area, had to back track then go around. but it was fun..

Intheloonybin 12-06-07 08:18 AM

20 miles RT.

HelluvaStella 12-06-07 08:28 AM

7 miles round trip through downtown Philadelphia. To add miles, I purposely go home after work and change before I go back into town for errands, dinner, etc.

aubinmg 12-06-07 08:33 AM

30 km round trip for me. When I'm doing it. The bike's put away until April.

BikingGrad80 12-06-07 08:49 AM

Summer I ride 19 miles each way (38 round trip)
Winter I just ride to the train station which is only a 7 mile round trip.

devianb 12-06-07 08:54 AM

Mine is 12 miles round trip. Would be nice if it was shorter for those days I am tired or don't feel great.

acapybara 12-06-07 09:04 AM

Allow me to bring the average down - 5 miles RT

Skipsjh 12-06-07 09:07 AM

9 miles RT

effigy 12-06-07 09:07 AM

10 miles roundtrip.

barndoor 12-06-07 09:58 AM

I'll admit it....I'm a wuss....

I normally only commute between the time changes...give or take a week or two depending on the weather....I'm a fair weather commuter....

54.4 miles r/t from my garage to front door of work.....

CMY 12-06-07 11:14 AM

25 Miles RT

seafoamer 12-06-07 11:20 AM

7 mile round trippa.

surfjimc 12-06-07 12:33 PM

55 miles round trip, usually two days a week. But I'm sick and have missed my last two rides, and will miss at least one more. I'm working my way up to four times per week.

caloso 12-06-07 12:41 PM

By direct route, it's an 8 mile round trip.

CliftonGK1 12-06-07 12:41 PM

15 miles r/t if I go the direct route and use the MUP.
17 miles r/t if I take the roads and get some extra hills.
19.5 miles r/t if I take the flat roads home to avoid climbing the big hill when I'm tired.


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