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Old 08-05-12 | 11:01 PM
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JUst wondering what peoples daily commutes are around here and roughly how long they take.

mines just a hair under 8 miles one way and on a good day i do it in between 20 and 25 minutes. Days with headwinds or im hung over about 30. I dont know if thats bad or good :| any insite?
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Old 08-06-12 | 12:56 AM
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I used to do 10 miles in 35-40 minutes daily. Can't wait til I have a commute again. -__-
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Old 08-06-12 | 01:29 AM
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ha, when i move ill be living with my brother a month or two before i save for my own apt and my commutes will be 14 miles each way :| seems like its a big jump from shy under 8 to 14.... we will see.
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Old 08-06-12 | 05:57 AM
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My daily commute is roughly 5 miles in 25 minutes. However I find time not to be terribly important as long as I make it to work and class on time. Till either start handing out prizes for best distance to time ratio I'm fine with taking my time.
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Old 08-06-12 | 06:24 AM
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Before my job banned riding to work (I'm in the Coast Guard and we lost 5 members in 20 days due to bike wrecks on the main road. There was no room on the road and drivers don't give a **** about bikers), it was a 10 mile ride and I would take my time. Probably about 40 minutes through a scenic route, just too pretty to speed through.
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Old 08-06-12 | 07:04 AM
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Before last week, I had five miles through the city. I hauled ass on it once or twice and Strava said I did it in 18-19 minutes. Then I moved and got a new job. Now my commute is 14-15 miles, depending on which route I take, and it's all through rich suburbs and forest preserves. Takes about an hour.
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Old 08-06-12 | 08:12 AM
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10 miles each way in stop and go traffic, and I stop and wait at red lights. Takes maybe 45 minutes or so? I dunno, I've never timed it. I know it's about an hour door-to-desk, but that includes airing up my tires, lugging the bike out of the basement, and then locking up and getting to my desk once I arrive.
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Old 08-06-12 | 08:25 AM
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10 miles each way too. Even with the constant headwind and traffic I usually make it in 45-60 minutes. I have done it in 30 when I left home late
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Old 08-06-12 | 09:09 AM
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5-7 miles each way with about 250 ft elevation, ~20 mins

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Old 08-06-12 | 09:17 AM
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My current route is 6.5 miles there, 7 back. It takes about 25 min, depending on how cooperative the lights are.

@Bryan, your new commute sounds nice. I wouldn't be nearly as tempted to speed through that one.
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Old 08-06-12 | 09:33 AM
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Before my job banned riding to work (I'm in the Coast Guard and we lost 5 members in 20 days due to bike wrecks on the main road. There was no room on the road and drivers don't give a **** about bikers), it was a 10 mile ride and I would take my time. Probably about 40 minutes through a scenic route, just too pretty to speed through.
wtf. and lost as in "the big sleep" ????
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Old 08-06-12 | 09:52 AM
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My "commute" is 0.6 mi and (according to Google) takes 2 minutes.

It's rough, man.
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Old 08-06-12 | 10:02 AM
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I've got three miles of traffic that takes about 10 minutes and then 3.3 miles of bike trail that I'm happy with myself if I do it in under 8 minutes, usually trying to get the first mile in under 2 and hang on for the rest. I keep getting slower though.
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Old 08-06-12 | 10:04 AM
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4 miles on the most direct route. Takes me about 20 minutes depending on the lights.
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Old 08-06-12 | 10:07 AM
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Door to door is 39.5-42mi (depending on the route). Fastest I have done it was 1:52. Normally it's around 2:15. 2:30 if I take Skyline (aka hills). I do this two or three times a week.
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Old 08-06-12 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
My "commute" is 0.6 mi and (according to Google) takes 2 minutes.

It's rough, man.
I would actually be really sad if this were the case for me. 80% of my bike time/exercise is my commute. I applied for a job that would halve my commute and that will be one thing I'm sad about if I get it.
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Old 08-06-12 | 10:24 AM
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I would actually be really sad if this were the case for me. 80% of my bike time/exercise is my commute. I applied for a job that would halve my commute and that will be one thing I'm sad about if I get it.
There's no rule requiring the most direct route.
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Old 08-06-12 | 11:06 AM
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JUst wondering what peoples daily commutes are around here and roughly how long they take.

mines just a hair under 8 miles one way and on a good day i do it in between 20 and 25 minutes. Days with headwinds or im hung over about 30. I dont know if thats bad or good :| any insite?
Depends on how many stops/signals and slope.

My place to downtown takes almost twice as long as downtown to work, even though they're roughly the same distance.
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Old 08-06-12 | 11:20 AM
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I would actually be really sad if this were the case for me. 80% of my bike time/exercise is my commute. I applied for a job that would halve my commute and that will be one thing I'm sad about if I get it.
I'd much rather ride just for the hell of it before or after work than ride 10 miles to work lugging a laptop and bunch of other bull**** on my back.
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Old 08-06-12 | 11:55 AM
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wtf. and lost as in "the big sleep" ????
Yeah, can we get some follow up here? Lost is a curious word to use here unless they died.
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Old 08-06-12 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by caloso
There's no rule requiring the most direct route.
Yeah, but my body apparently has a rule along the lines of "wake up at the latest possible moment that you're still able to get to work on time."
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Old 08-06-12 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
I'd much rather ride just for the hell of it before or after work than ride 10 miles to work lugging a laptop and bunch of other bull**** on my back.
Agreed, but alas that only happens on weekends because Life Stuff. I'd miss out on 80 miles a week if I didn't have my commute. *shrug* It's all good, friends.
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Old 08-06-12 | 01:12 PM
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I have an 8.5 mile each way route that I do several times a week for a regular meeting. Takes about 30-35 minutes. But that's with a very large number of red lights, some of which are major intersections near freeway on-ramps that take over a minute to turn green sometimes. I tend to glide through stop signs after looking, but try to obey the lights. Sometimes wonder what my time would be if I wasn't so civic minded.

Still, it's faster than driving and parking, or taking BART. It's nice to zip past a block of backed-up traffic during rush rush hour...
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Old 08-06-12 | 01:30 PM
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i have a treacherous 1.2 mile commute.
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