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Arlington Heights to Post Office Square Boston
Route: 9 Mile ride both ways
Road conditions / surfaces: 10 minutes spent on paved Minuteman Commuter Bike Path, 30 minutes on paved regional arterial streets, from 2 lands up to 5 lanes Traffic: Light traffic on the MUP, heavy traffic on roads. Environment: Pleasant suburban to dense urban. Hills: Minimal. Frequency: 4 days/week average Departure time: 7:30AM Bike: 2004 BMC Alpenchallenge AC01, hydroformed aluminum frame, 8 speed Shimano IGH, hydraulic disc brakes, fenders. Cargo: Ortleib Large Office pannier on a rear Tubus Fly rack, tire repair tools, lock (if needed), work clothes, spare glasses Helmet / Mirror: Helmet and helmet-mounted mirror Destination: 8th story office via freight elevatorLights: Sparse marker lights, Light and Motion torch, helmet tail-flasher Parking: office bike storage room Cleanup: office shower Amenities: lockers. Departure time: 7:30PM Alternative Transportation: Drive, Bus/subwayGhost Bikes Passed: Two |
Belmont, CA to Sunnyvale, CA
Route: 11 Mile ride am, 5 Mile ride pm Road conditions / surfaces: 15 minutes on CalTrain, then ~60 on streets ranging from neighborhoods to secondary thoroughfares. Evening is 25 minutes on secondary thoroughfares and 22 minutes on CalTrain, followed by another 7 in neighborhoods Traffic: Light traffic in neighborhoods, moderate traffic on roads. Environment: Pleasant suburban to strip malls Hills: Minimal. Frequency: 2 days/week average Departure time: 7:00AM Bike: 197? Bob Jackson, fixed gear 44/15 Cargo: Clothes in front basket, 15" MBP, iPad and lunch in panniers on narrown Axiom rack Helmet / Mirror: Helmet, no mirror Lights: A couple of cheap Amazon LED flashlights that are zip tied to the basket, that generally suck; tail-flasher Destination: Silicon Valley office park Parking: Stairwell next to sign that says nothing can be left in the stairwell, per NFPA 1 Cleanup: office shower Amenities: lockers, soap Departure time: Between 4:30 and 5:00 PM Alternative Transportation: Drive,Train and company shuttle Ghost Bikes Passed: None |
Charlotte, NC to Charlotte, NC
Route: 11 Mile ride am, 10 Mile ride pm Road conditions / surfaces: ~45 minutes on Asphalt or Concrete. Traffic: Light traffic in the AM, moderate in the PM. Environment: Industrial to urban downtown. Hills: A few - 350 ft climbing. Frequency: 2 days/week average - schedule depending. Departure time: 6-6:30AM Bike: 1985 Focus, fredded out. Cargo: Clothes/lunch in rear panniers, maybe laptop+bag in basket, depending on the day before. Helmet / Mirror: Helmet, no mirror Lights: Nite Rider 550 headlight, serfas something or other taillight. Destination: Nameless faceless office building. Parking: Bike Rack out Front Cleanup: Gym 1 mile away Amenities: lockers, soap Departure time: Between 5 and 5:30 PM Alternative Transportation: Drive,bus if I want to get there 2 hours late. Ghost Bikes Passed: None |
Denver, CO to Littleton, CO
Route: ~6 mi each way Road conditions / surfaces: ~30 min on concrete and gravel MUP. Traffic: Light traffic in the AM, moderate in the PM. Environment: Suburban MUP Hills: A few, none too terrible. Frequency: 4-5 days per week Departure time: 5:30am Bike: 2006 Trek 7300, with racks, fenders. Cargo: clothes and lunch in backpack, sometimes a tote bag bungeed to rear rack. I really want to get a trunk bag and panniers, preferably Ortlieb High-Vis. Helmet / Mirror: Cheap Giro helmet with a Take-a-Look mirror zip-tied to the visor. Lights: Shark 500 USB light for the front, 2 red blinkies: RoadID and Shark USB. Destination: Nameless faceless office building. Parking: Supplies storage area inside building. Cleanup: Locker room shower in building Amenities: shower, closet to store supplies Departure time: 3-4pm Alternative Transportation: Drive Ghost Bikes Passed: None, although there is a memorial bench to a cyclist who was killed on the MUP. |
Thanks to @Archwhorides for bumping up this thread, and to the subsequent posters. I read them all, and it's interesting to try and visualize your routes and conditions. I note that apparently Archwhorides did add Ghost Bicycles Passed as a feature of the routes.
FYA, see this recent post on the Fifty-Plus Forum,
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 19222300)
...BTW, FYA, @B. Carfree, and other subscribers, this post appeared just this morning on the Fifty-Plus thread,
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Chicago/Jefferson Park neighborhood -> Winnetka, IL
Route: 12 miles each way Road conditions / surfaces: 15 minutes MUP, 25 minutes quiet local streets, 10 minutes busier arterial streets Traffic: pretty light the entire way except for a couple spots. Environment: blue collar urban to ritzy suburban Hills: do 2 overpasses count as hills? Frequency: 3 days/week Departure time: 7:45AM Bike: 2011 Marin 4 Corners, 90's Trek 850 on icky salty snowy days Cargo: rack/panniers with tools, lunch, random other things. Helmet / Mirror: helmet yes, mirror no Lights: Cygolite Metro 550, battery powered LED Christmas Lights. Yes they are glorious. Destination: Winnetka, IL Parking: indoors Cleanup: change in bathroom Amenities: lockers. Departure time: 6:00 PM Alternative Transportation: none. Call wife if I get attacked by wild dogs and left for dead. Ghost Bikes Passed: none |
Title Route: . Within City of Phoenix, AZ. Usual route 8-miles each way. Time permitted, up to 12-miles each way Road conditions / surfaces:
. Mostly flat with slight grade changes. To work mostly flat with a gradual downhill. To home reverse. Traffic:
. Mostly light city traffic to work in early AM and a bit heavier going home. Environment:
. Varied large city Hills:
. Gradual nothing significant Frequency:
. daily or at least 3x per week Departure time:
. to work 5:45AM or so Bike:
. Touring Bike name:.
Trek 520 Cargo:
. 2-Ortlieb rear panniers with a change of clothes & stuff I may need in one. My lunch bag and any extra clothing or clothing accessories I may need. Illumination (to see and be seen):.... Dinotte head & tail lights. Helmet / Mirror:
. Giro Atmos II Destination: Parking:
. Bike locker Cleanup:
. Sponge bath in office bathroom. Also showers are available. Amenities:
. Shelf in office to hang kit, place helmet and shoes Departure time:
. 3:30Pm Alternative Transportation:
. Drive or bus |
Title: South Whittier to Southeast Los Angeles Route:…. 19 miles RT: Leffingwell south to left on Carmenita, right on Rosecrans, right on Studebaker, left on Imperial Hwy, left on Hoxie to Los Angeles Metro Green Line Norwalk station. 11 mi. - 16 minute train ride (.75 each way with my senior TAP card). Road conditions / surfaces:…. Pretty decent pavement, no bike lanes. Traffic:…. Light in the morning, heavier in the afternoon. Lots of semi-trucks but well behaved. Environment:…. Totally urban, lots of strip malls, some urban residential streets. Have to watch for opening car doors but overall enough room (except going under the 5 freeway - Very tight there so I take the lane). Hills:…. Almost none on the way to work, a couple of fun climbs on the way home (that I could skip but I like climbs). Frequency:…. Four days a week during the winter (Daylight Wasting Time), Three days in the summer (Daylight Saving Time). Have club rides on Tues. and Thur. evenings so have to drive those days to make it to Irvine in time for the rides. Count my RT commutes; today is # 629. Departure time:…. 5:00 AM - 5:10 AM depending on how quick I get ready in the morning Bike:…. Generic Taiwan lugged chrome-moly steel frame with aluminum fork. 1 x 8 mostly Shimano 105 drive-train. Bike name:.… The Black Bike (since it is painted black) Cargo:…. Delta seat-post mount rack with Topeak large trunk-bag. Illumination (to see and be seen):.... Front: Hub generator head-light + small front flasher. Rear: One flasher on the back of the trunk bag, another on the left seat-stay and still another on the back of my helmet. Pedal reflectors plus reflective leg-bands. Helmet / Mirror:…. Rudy Project helmet, Take-A-Look glasses mirror Destination: El Segundo Blvd. commercial warehouse area, Los Angeles.Parking:…. In my office by my desk Cleanup:…. Restroom clean up only Amenities:…. Fridge and coffee machine Departure time:…. 3:00 PM Slightly different route home with 1/2 mile of MUP (Coyote Creek Trail). Alternative Transportation:…. drive 2006 Honda Insight. Yesterday's Commute on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/794674287 |
Route:
.
Road conditions / surfaces:
. Side streets, sidewalks Traffic:
. Usually minimal Environment:
.light urban Hills:
.couple small ones Frequency:
.almost daily Departure time:
.30 min. prior to start of shift Bike:
. Bike name:.
Kona Coiler Cargo:
.courier bag on back, two seatbags, nightly groceries in carried bags Illumination (to see and be seen):....Cree headlight, flashing tali light Helmet / Mirror:
.in search of mirror for left grip area, helmet-free Destination:Parking:
.inside the building Cleanup:
.occasional Amenities:
.?? Departure time:
.ASAP after shift Alternative Transportation:
.city bus (hazardous surface conditions) |
Austin, TX - central to downtown
Route: 4.8 mile ride am, 5 mile ride pm
Road conditions / surfaces: ~20 minutes on asphalt. Small neighborhood streets but mostly bike lane, 1/2 mi protected, thin and patchy otherwise. Bike: 2010 Felt hybrid, with drop bars and 1x10 bar-end friction (42x11-34). Fenders mounted during rainy times.Traffic: Light traffic in the AM, pretty heavy/stop-and-go left hook wonderland in the PM. Environment: Urban Hills: Nothing big -- ~275 ft diff Frequency: 5 days/week Departure time: 7-7:30AM Cargo: T-shirt/underwear/socks/coffee/lunch in small daypack Destination:Helmet / Mirror: Helmet Lights: Cygolite Metro 400 headlight; Hotshot SL taillight; bits of reflective tape Parking: Bike rack by office building entry Cleanup: None; change in office Amenities: n/a -- bike shop two blocks away has day bike storage and showers Departure time: 5:02 pm Alternative Transportation: Straight-shot bus route; car |
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