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I remember reading somewhere that for every hour you commute daily the odds of getting divorced go up a certain percent....there are people who have to commute that much in a car and still suffer!! You better be really fast and have a clear road for most of that otherwise i wouldn't even consider it. Just do it once a week or work in a bus/train for a good chunk of it, that's insane man! Are you getting ready for a tour? No, then why bother, it will probably ruin cycling for you
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Originally Posted by 350htrr
(Post 15621617)
Riding 60 miles per day IS fairly easy, the OPs problem would be the time, 8Hrs work and 4+Hrs of riding the bike would wear me down real fast...
6+Hrs of riding the bike! :eek: OP admits to cycling at 10mph |
Originally Posted by Astrozombie
(Post 15624271)
I remember reading somewhere that for every hour you commute daily the odds of getting divorced go up a certain percent....there are people who have to commute that much in a car and still suffer!! You better be really fast and have a clear road for most of that otherwise i wouldn't even consider it. Just do it once a week or work in a bus/train for a good chunk of it, that's insane man! Are you getting ready for a tour? No, then why bother, it will probably ruin cycling for you
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Can you drive and park closer to work and therefore cut down on your daily distance? Then on some days you can do the full distance and on some days you won't?
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I used to do 52 miles round trip and found that I was too tired if I did it 5 days. Dropped to 3 days and was fine. On the other 2 days did about 30...
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I was able to commit 4 hours daily to commuting a few years ago, but the commute was about 25 miles on the bike and 35 miles on the bus (RT). I averaged 3 days a week for 12 months. The time wasn't an issue for me but I was single and didn't nearly have as much going on as the OP.
Occasionally I would ride the entire distance home (40 miles), 2/3 of which was MUP. It would generally take me 3 hours, including 10 minute breaks every hour, to make it home. I think the OP is overly ambitious, but I would encourage him to give it a shot and prove us wrong. If you would rather spend your free time on a bike anyways, then it makes perfect sense. But you need to prepare yourself for a daily routine that looks something like this: 4:30AM - wake up 5:00AM - leave for work 7:00AM - arrive at work 4:00PM - leave work 6:00PM - get home 8:30PM - go to bed That leaves you with 2.5 hours every day to live your life. Chances are you'll spend about an hour of that time on laundry, dishes, grocery shopping, and a bunch of stuff that nobody wants to do. If you can make it happen go for it. |
The obvious solution is to ride 30 mph so you only have to ride for two hours per day.
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I heard CigTech does that kind of distance daily but he only spends 3 hrs doing it.
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Originally Posted by J.C. Koto
(Post 15635404)
The obvious solution is to ride 30 mph so you only have to ride for two hours per day.
Not to mention get a complete upgrade on my bike. I clearly didnt spend so much on it, now im kinda regretting not spending a little extra for a more expensive bike. Cant say I have ever rode that fast for that far... |
Originally Posted by xlDooM
(Post 15619368)
Riding slowly for 5 hours a day is incredibly boring. I know I couldn't do it mentally, even if it would work physically. I'm not even sure it would work physically though. You'd be dealing with pro-levels of ailments: saddle sores, wrist pain, neck pain, inflamed tendons and whatnot.
I don't mean to discourage you, but if you never ride distances like this, then you cannot do it. If you told us you ride 60 miles on saturday and 60 miles on sunday and you feel alright on monday, then you'd have a fighting chance of pulling this off, but if you only ever ride 20 miles a day, suddenly ramping this up to 60 is not possible. You have to slowly build up to it, or you will end up injured. It is also rather pointless in my humble opinion. Being fit is very nice. But the elite levels of fitness you seem to be aspiring are useless if you don't do competition. The only reason you will need to be so fit is to survive your fitness training. You won't have enough time or energy to do something in the weekend. You won't end up like a great muscular hulk of a man. 300 miles a week will give you a physique not unlike those kenyans who win marathons. You're building castles in the sky here, and deep down you know that you are. You'd love to be able to say that you ride 60 miles a day, but you're not ready for the reality of that undertaking. It takes a very specific kind of guy to do this, and from the looks of it, you ain't it. And I don't even mean that as an insult. I can ride for a long time, but I usually end up hurting somewhere and hungry..Not really tired. Distance is not a problem for me. But that is only because I pace myself very moderately so I exude very little energy over time. Doing this everyday however is a different story. I dont ride 20 miles every day nor every weekend. Sometimes. I think im shooting for the sky here as well but the only option I have left is to at least try and see what happens. At least then I will know for sure what I really am and am not capable of. |
Originally Posted by AstroEng
(Post 15620886)
+1 - Multi-mode commute. It also hugely depends on what that 60 miles is. Rural, suburban, urban? Hills, flat, etc...
Maybe consider moving closer? Up front cost for housing may be higher, but your monthly costs could quickly make up for it with less wear and tear on your car, insurance, etc (or no need for a car if you are in the right place). Yes the bar has indeed broke on this one. |
Get A Cot, Sleep there till the Week ends, then ride home.
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