Who's king of the commuters?

robmanic1

Here's one for you!

I intend to join the massed ranks of the commuting brethren this week and will (I hope) be making the 56 mile round trip at least twice a week (probably!), along the beautiful rolling hills of the Lincolnshire countryside.
I reckon this is a fairly "hefty" commute but I'm sure there a folk out there with a longer ride so........

What's your round-trip mileage?

singlespeedexplosif

why does it only go up to 30? It doesn't even include your own commute!

Kieran_Burns

needs to go further - there are some right nutters on here :P

robmanic1

Vote option added (oops!)

Christophe3967

Just about 30 at the mo but hopefully will be adding a few RP circuits now the nights are drawing out... or might do a few Tuesday night races at Hillingdon, if I can get away from the office on time.

whyamihere

About 35 miles straight there and back. I can easily extend it by quite a long way.

shoulder_of_orion

23 miles as standard - but now also going to a lot of meetings during the day. on friday I did over 40. agree that the poll should allow votes up way further, I read an earlier thread and one guy claimed to be doing 35 miles EACH WAY.

prawny

Mine (when I MTFU and start properly doing it) is 39 and a bit miles round trip, I'm planning to be managing at least 3 times a week by the end of summer, but bike failure and illness have hindered my training booooo!

roger_merriman

not as commute but while back had a 20 mile rount trip commute to one area with a good 30+ miles of riding from one area to the other etc so a good 50 miles but was spread out, over the day so fine.

robmanic1

ok, anyone know how to add another option? (I need to change my sig, it's a little too applicable to me!)

jobless

62 miles round trip.
Fixed.
I would vote but it doesn't go high enough.
I do it twice a week all year round.
And it takes 12 minutes (on average) longer than the same trip by car!

roger_merriman

my wifes commute is 4ish miles takes her at pottering speeds 20ish mins, by car out of rush hour takes 15/10 mins during rushhour 30mins normally but every now and then can be over a hour so that one could walk their faster, bus/trains have too many stops to be useful, as ever.

Eskimo427

32 miles round trip along an old railway line.

Clever Pun

jobless wrote:

62 miles round trip.
Fixed.
I would vote but it doesn't go high enough.
I do it twice a week all year round.
And it takes 12 minutes (on average) longer than the same trip by car!

if you did it every day, then I'd be impressed

26 mile round trip for me on a mixture of fixed/road bike depending on weather at the moment 5 times a week.

blu3cat

17 or so through London Traffic, 5 days a week

jobless

Clever Pun wrote:

if you did it every day, then I'd be impressed

The other days I do a 20mile round trip on a Brompton
Sometimes I drive (not often)
So it can make 180-odd commuting miles a week by bike.
Then there is the racing and club rides at the weekend.

Rich158

44 round trip for me, 4 days a week. Now the clocks have gone back and we have some light in the evenings I'll be extending my evening ride to 40ish (giving a total of 60-65 miles) 3 nights a week.

gtvlusso

Depends on which way I go!!

6 miles direct each way (Fixed!)
20 miles each way (Road bike) if I go via the old severn bridge crossing.
36 miles each way (Road Bike) if I go via clevedon, Avonmouth, severn Bridge and Thornbury.

The 36 miler is reserved for very sunny days, although I will do it all week (if it is sunny all week) as I don't have access to a car.....Anything shorted than 40 miles is done on the fixie.

Part of the fun of cycle commuting is finding new places to roam and seeing new things - the mileage, just keeps the fitness hand in. Can also depend on hillage......and banana intake.

girv73

18-20 mile round trip depending on route. It seems like I'm one of the less bonkers ones on here

gb155

10-20 90% of the time, On my once a week long ride its normally 24 miles.

attica

Shall we have a similar poll for total weekly mileage?

My round trip is 30 miles which often leaves me with a total 120 miles for the week, I've yet to manage the full 150 mainly due to work commitments or wanting fresh legs to enjoy the weekend.

Clever Pun

jobless wrote:

Clever Pun wrote:

if you did it every day, then I'd be impressed

The other days I do a 20mile round trip on a Brompton
Sometimes I drive (not often)
So it can make 180-odd commuting miles a week by bike.
Then there is the racing and club rides at the weekend.

and and and

sorry just made me chuckle... good work

Jay dubbleU

5 miles commute plus another 6 mile round trip daily to meet Mrs JW from work plus weekend rides - 20 miles average - around 70 miles a week 8)

dav1

most direct route for me is only 4 miles total! far too short

I do the 2 mile each way one day a week,

5.2 mile each way 2 days a week

10.65 miles in, 2 miles home one day a week

25 miles in (offroad), 2 miles home one day a week (starting this week with good weather)
If offroad ride is missed I do the 5.2 each way instead, though that wont be often over the summer

so yeah plumped for the 10-20 cat

Fixedweasel

Commuting distance (round trip) - 45 miles
Frequency - 4 days a week
Bike - Fixed Gear

benno68

20-22 miles round trip at least 3 times a week.

DiggingDeeper

A smidge under 24 miles per day, usually 4 days a week, although did manage the 5 the other week. Finally beginning to get my pre Xmas times back again.

linsen

where's the 300mile+ option?

:roll:

cjcp

Christophe3967 wrote:

Just about 30 at the mo but hopefully will be adding a few RP circuits now the nights are drawing out... or might do a few Tuesday night races at Hillingdon, if I can get away from the office on time.

Ditto-ish. Just over 28 miles at the moment and want to put in a couple of extra laps twice or three times a week.

CiB

Need more poll options, so haven't voted. Mine is 41 - 44 miles round trip depending on the preferred route, currently 2 days a week due to school run but will rise to 3 maybe 4 in school hols.

ris

24 miles round trip, using the A4 main road from bath to chippenham.

usually 3days a week but with the weather improving i might increase this.