Fixie Commuting
 

Don't know if this has already been talked about, but I was just wondering how far everyone commutes to either school or work...

I am going to start commuting 30 miles on my fixie. Just wondering if that seems like a realistic thing 2 to 3 times a week. Maybe more.

Liv

I do 15 miles round trip every day, and I will do 30 today, because I work tonight, and I had a meeting this morning.
Any excuse for a ride.

sweet...

its actually 30 miles one way..so round trip it will be 60

if you've got enough time to do that commute then do it. I dont know if id be able to wake myself up in time for that type of commute though

18 miles total trip distance. Uphill there, downhill on the way home (for the most part)
Every day, all year. Doubt I'd consider a 60 mile total trip, that's a bit hearty. :D

What kind of route do you have? 30 miles is of course possible, seems like it might take a while if you have to stop for intersections and whatnot though. I do a massive four miles each way on my fixie. :)

I have a 40 mile round trip commute- and a shower at work- and an empty room for my bike.

I think I'm in heaven.


now if only this ice would all melt...

my commute is only about 3 miles each way, but sometimes i'm so tired at 5:30 i can barely muster the strength to ride home. 30 miles each way is hardcore.

what if it starts pouring while you're at work?

i can always leave my bike here and take the subway home.

I'm starting a 30 mile round trip commute as soon as we move into our new office (showers at the new place). You might want to do the ride on a weekend to see how you're going to feel when you get there. If nothing else, its a good excuse for a ride. Oh yeah, and learn the bus routes too, in case of a freak blizzard.

i forgot my commute distance. my commute during the school year is 2-3 miles each way depending on which way i decide on that morning. in the summer its a 5 mile each wy commute. i often find myself wishing for a bit longer commute and then one day i get rained on and them im satisfied with 2 miles.

my commute is about 16 miles round trip, 4x per week... sometimes i cut that down to 4 miles with the help of our light rail system.

8mi each way. Sometimes I go on longer, prettier routes (Rainier, the Sound, Lake Washington, Arboretum, etc), bringing it up a few miles and minutes.

I'd have less energy if I didn't commute on the bike. But 30mi each way is a bit much [edit: for me, that is].

Austin's got some pretty good hills, if you're on the Western side. I've never gone faster than I did on 2222 - freewheel enabled of course.

Our buses here have bike racks, which means you can ride and ride if you need. I know there are some buses in Austin, but I never really paid them attention. What's your commute like (routes?)?

On occasion I'll ride into school, which is 30 miles round trip, although I base this mostly on my schedule for that particular day and to a lesser extent the weather. To do that commute I have to traverse the entire length of Chicago's south side, which can get a little scary in parts, although I've never really had a problem other than flats. That's why scheduling is an issue, I don't want to ride through the hood after dark. Train = quicker and safer but not as fun.
This ride takes me about an hour or a little less each way, but I usually stop for lights.
I can't imagine doing 30 each way 2-3 times a week, I think I would be worried about getting worn out by the end of the day.
But most importantly, more power to you if you start doing this commute regularly. I have much respect.

matt chester used to commute 40 miles - http://www.singlespeed.net/leadville.htm

I read it on the internet so it's got to be true.

I commute 1 mile everyday. now that's hardcore!

I commute 24 miles round trip every day, 7 days a week. It makes it easier to get through the day knowing I have a nice long ride ahead of me. Even if it is almost always raining....

60 miles is a beast of a commute. Hats off if you can do it!!

My commute to class is about a mile at best, so I look at it as a full sprint. It means I can wake up 2-3 minutes before my class, pull some pants on and race over to get there on time. Helps to wake me up a little too. I'm so used to the traffic and parking on that road that I keep getting there faster and faster. I really wouldn't mind a longer commute though, except on rainy days.

15 miles round trip, Brooklyn->Times Square and back. I love it. No showers at work though -- I make sure to shower immediately before leaving the house, which seems to help.

My commute is 4 1/2 miles to work, but the ride back can be much longer.

MY commmute is 40 miles RT, about 2 or 3 times a week depending on how long I have to be at work.

my commute is only about 6 miles but it's my own little TT and interval training in one. i like to keep track of my times, just for fun, and with the lights and what not it becomes like a big interval set.
it's funny how i can ride all day at an endurance pace and feel fine but i can go all out for fifteen minutes and just feel like i wanna puke when i get home.

Hrmm...Monday and Friday we're looking at about 11 miles round trip. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, we're looking at closer to 20 or so. I'm such a wimp.

im doing 16-20 miles round trip, depending on the route i choose, somedays the shorter route some days longer. Some days i do the Cliff House uphill somedays i just cut through the park. Im pretty lucky with my route, i stop (or am interupted 5-6 times), the rest is mad mash.

my commute varies from 6-8 miles round trip. it's always three miles to school because i take the most direct route, and it's a pretty steep, very long descent. on the way home i often take the five mile route--longer but more gradual of an ascent.

oh man I wish I had an excuse to ride that much. My school's under 2 miles away, but on the plus side, I can wake up 5 mins before class and sprint much like Shiznaz. In the morning I just have to ride down a long hill and I'm there, but the ride home is killer. Most of the time I don't have to put my feet on the ground.

about 5 miles each way.
waaaay too many stop lights though.

but sometimes I like to take a 15 mile detour.

which way do you take? I do the same from Brooklyn to Penn Station, about 16 miles round trip.

I live on 6th and Sterling. To go in I go:

Sterling to 5th to Dean to Smith to Jay to the Manhattan BR to Canal to Allen to 33rd Street to 6th Ave to 43rd to Time SQ.

To come home:

TSQ to 7th to 38th to Bway, then Bway the whole way to Canal to Manhattan BR to Jay to Atlantic to Flatbush to 6th to 6th and Sterling. 1/2 mile shorter on the way home because Bway is a diagonal. How do you go?

I've managed to go the whole way without stopping maybe 10 times, which is neat to do considering there are 70-80 intersections on route. On a good day I can do the trip in 26 minutes, usually it is more like 28 and my best time home was 23.

Rarely, I take Flatbush all the way down to Tillary. Nowadays I take it easy:
Eastern Pkwy > Washington Ave > Pacific > Smith/Jay St.> Brooklyn Bridge

Off the right-hand BB exit, Centre > Chambers > Church > Varick/8th ave. up to Penn.
on an average, 35 mins...which is 30 minutes faster than if I took the subway :rolleyes:

Heading back, I take B'way > 14th > 3rd or 2nd, then cruise down to the Manhattan Bridge. It's usually a leisure ride. Flatbush the rest of the way..

so ...that will be a tough commute ..very nice..but my legs feel like jello

My commute's 30 miles. Okay on my gearie, but too hilly on the way home for my fixie - yet! 30 is pretty epic if you've got terrain, a serious workout. Go for it but plan for for the Jello Contingency.