How long is your commute?
08-30-04, 01:28 PM
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How long is your commute?
Granted, you can go through every nook and cranny of town and have a monstrous commute...How long is your commute on the main route you take?
Mine is about 8 miles to work, and 10 miles (i take a more scenic route) on the way home...so 18 miles roundtrip.
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Mine is about 8 miles to work, and 10 miles (i take a more scenic route) on the way home...so 18 miles roundtrip.
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40mi roundtrip.
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12 miles each way with a huge hill on my ride in. It sure is a fun ride home at night though!
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shortest route: 1.5miles one way
longer route: 5 miles one way.
I usually take short route in, and for lunch, then the longer route home. So about 9.5 miles/day. It's nice to have such a short option, for when I'm late or something.
longer route: 5 miles one way.
I usually take short route in, and for lunch, then the longer route home. So about 9.5 miles/day. It's nice to have such a short option, for when I'm late or something.
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10.5 miles one-way, mostly flat, but the streets cause me to do intervals between the lights, to avoid issues with cagers.
There are longer routes I can take home, but so far, I've not gone that route.
There are longer routes I can take home, but so far, I've not gone that route.
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4 miles short route, round trip down a dangerous main road, 9 miles round trip down my usual side street route, 19 miles round trip fall and spring scenic route just to enjoy riding.
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20 Mile round trip. This will soon fall to 12 mile round trip. I'm going to have to look for a longer route :-).
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30 miles round trip
08-30-04, 05:58 PM
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25km round trip. It's not far enough for my liking.
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18 miles each way by bike, 20 miles each way by car. The bike path is more direct than the roads, now if I could just get my bike to go as fast as the car 
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14 mile round trip. I do a bike/train/bike commute, so my 14 miles of riding saves me a 70-mile round trip drive every day!
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19.6km each way. Not too short, so I get some exercise, and not so far that it takes too long to ride it.
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My new commute (to college) is about 7-7.5 miles each way with a lot of pretty moderate hills. My old commute (to my internship) was about 12.5 miles each way, and more hilly.
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