from home...all the details here...

https://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united...24670106571072

Rural.
I have about 4 different routes. This is my favorite. Only 3 traffic lights in 10 miles. I can make it without any.

I live and work in Fremont, CA. My commute is about 5~6 miles per trip depending on route.

[QUOTE=LesMcLuffAlot;11032436]from home...all the details here...

Nice video. Didn't I see the same commute last winter, with snow?

Thank you!

Unfortunately, buses and trucks have the physical advantage so there's fatal accidents every year. On the good side however, with the increase of bike commuting each year, our local politicians are trying to do whatever they can to minimize risks and the latest numbers I've seen, it seems they're doing a good job at that.

Here's this mornings, just as an example. 8 or so miles east toward town than usual, wife and son are going to ride near my start today so I staged the car near there in case they wimp out Besides, was a nice easy ride with the earphones in jamming to Pink Floyd.

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/38574746

I commute from Woolwich, in east London, to Waterloo Station in central London - about 10 miles. I then take the train out to Kingston west of the city. I'm working up to the point where I can ride from Woolwich all the way to Kingston, which is about 20 miles each way.

I have a choice of going along the coast or over the mountain. Here is the route along the coast and over the mountain. Google has a lot of street views on the route and the satellite pictures are pretty impressive. Here is a picture from the mountain route with my commuter bike,

and the coast route.

This time of year, I start out on the south shore of Long Island. Ride four miles to the train, fold up the bike and take the train 90 minutes into NYC, ride another 2.5 miles. Some trains take me to Penn Station, others to Hunterspoint Avenue; having the bike with me I really don't care which train I catch, though the ride over the Queensborough bridge is nicer. In the afternoon I always leave from the Hunterspoint Avenue station. Total daily mileage is around 150, but 135 of that is on the train.

During the school year, I start out in Lawrenceville NJ, ride five miles to Hamilton, and take the train to Penn Station... a little more time on the bike, and less on the train.

I live in Astoria Queens and commute to Long Island City Queens (I was based in Midtown for 9 years) my commute these days is (unfortunately) only 8 minutes by bike

Northern NJ to Brooklyn NY. About 24 miles each way, but not everyday. From early March thru late October. Sometimes I'll leave the car at work and cycle home and back to work the next day. Lately I've been doing the roundtrip about twice a week. Sometimes I'll drive to the George Washington Bridge and round trip from there. On occasion, I've ended up hopping on the subway due to thunderstorms. I always ride when the Yankees have a home day game.

It's not as bad as it sounds. I usually don't carry anything. The portion in NJ is very quiet though it seems like I crawl out of bed and immediately start climbing the Palisades. That's a wake up call. The West Side Greenway in Manhattan is entertaining if you don't let the clueless get under your skin. Crossing Lower Manhattan through the Village early in the morning is easy. Then the path over the Williamsburg Bridge and about a 1/2 mile to the office. The ride home across Manhattan is much busier. I slow down and use extreme caution.

Started out on a Klein Aura with a triple. Gave that to my son and bought a Specialized Roubaix Pro with a compact. A couple of years later as a gift to myself I bought a Look 595 for weekends. Well, that spoiled me. Hated riding the Roubaix but wouldn't commute on the 595. Picked up a Look 585 frameset on closeout. Built it with parts from the Roubaix. Love riding that bike. This year I bought better lighting and extended my season to include riding in the early morning dark. Added a Ti Lynskey that clears 28 tires and feels more secure in low light and wet conditions.

All told about 1 hour 40 minutes to work +/- 10 minutes depending on wind along the Hudson. Closer to 2 hours home due to traffic. I place a premium on low traffic routes - not on speed.

Work is always better when I ride instead of driving. I've been doing this for about 6 years. When I first started, I didn't see many commuters. Now, it has become much more common. Over this time period I've had to have my wife or an employee pick me up only twice. Once when I totally ruined a tire and once when I grabbed the ferry to NJ after breaking a spoke.

This does not save me money. For me it's a health issue. I have lost weight and have lowered my blood pressure and resting pulse. I feel much better at 57 than I did at 40. I don't remember how it felt to be less than 40.

Fort Worth, Texas. Mostly suburban, cutting through neighborhoods and stuff, so pretty low traffic (unless I'm feeling adventurous and choose the busier routes). Out of 17 miles, less than a mile is on country 2-lane and depending on the route I think I can catch about 3-4 miles of MUP along the Trinity River.


Oh, and... uphill, both ways:

Fayetteville, Arkansas USA. Totally suburban. I take neighborhood roads and a MUP. Depending on how I feel, the most direct route is about 5 miles each way. Often, I'll take a 10 mile route in (mostly MUP) and then a 6 mile route home (mostly neighborhoods, but goes over the biggest hill in town). I live in the northwest part of the state, which is in the Ozark mountains, so there are hills involved no matter how I go. Some of the neighborhood roads go over hills that provide pretty impressive views, which is always a nice bonus.

Very. From across the river there I see the Capitol Dome and the Washington Monument every day. I ride right past the Jefferson Memorial and the Washington Monument. Depending on how I cross the Mall, I see either the White House or the WWII Memorial (when I'm not busy dodging tourists). I really am spoiled!

I also live in East Falls Church and commute to Arlington. I assume you use the Custis Trail since you mentioned a MUP? It is actually a bit hilly compared to the Mount Vernon and WOD trails.

Yep - I hop on the W&OD by West Falls Church (@route 7 bridge) and ride it to the Custis. From there I take Fairfax Drive into Courthouse. Pretty fortunate to have such a commute. Although, I used to work in DC and took the Mt.Vernon in from the Custis, man was that a great ride early in the morning when the sun was coming up. I miss it but it was also twice the distance.

This is quite a journey, yet I'll bet its pretty easy-going most of the way in. I've been planning a trip in your direction: across the George Washington Bridge and up the Pallisades, but I never have that kind of time to set aside unless I am commuting.

Nice, very nice.

Great photo Doohickie! Biking is a great way to see the world.

Very cool. I've been wanting to do something like this, what do you use for a helmet cam?

CCrew - this proves it was you, with the candlestick, at 5am.....

Lol yeah, actually I was by Ballston at 5am

live in chicago... commute from the northside (1-2mi's n/w from wrigley) to south side of downtown financial district.

no MUP's on my route.

I avoid the bridge and the West Side Greenway on weekends. Way too crowded.

Mine starts at 18th and Central in KCK. This morning I took Central Ave. all the way to the west bottoms. Took the road past Kemper Arena and got on Caesar Chavez Blvd. From there it's Southwest Blvd to Grand to 23rd st. to Gilham (Hospital Hill). Usually I take Central Ave. to 10th St. (south) to Kansas Ave. whichs turns into Caeser Chavez Blvd.. the new route is all downhill though.