How far do you commute

Sailorchick

If I go the direct route its 3.5 miles and I do this 5 days a week. Now the evenings are getting lighter will be doing a few longer routes home again.
Its all in Southampton so only really do the longer routes if I finish at 4pm to beat rush hour nutters.

pastryboy

13.5 miles each way every day I'm in the office (4 days per week currently).

Takes between 50 and 75 minutes depending on weather - about 60/40 canal path/roads.

dvdfoz

Another short one here, door2door is 5.5 miles. Which over the winter meant I was only just getting warm, so started including a loop round Isle of Dogs to make it worthwhile.

(Pub crawl extends the evening commute )

pastasauce

Daily 8 mile round trip, then once a week skip the train and do an 80 miler round trip.

Will try and up that to twice a week if this weather holds ...

8)

sixsmith

Just starting out, rather conveniently I do exactly 10 miles each way and the journey time varies between 40 and 50 minutes. I'm on a MTB though, really need to get some slick tyres for it, much cheaper than buying a road bike.

Kallaen

31 km / 19,27 miles, one way. Usually takes about 1 hour, but highly depends on the wind, as it's out on the country side and the wind blows quite alot around the west part of Denmark. On a very windy day, with headwind it can take up to 2 hours, with tailwind less than a hour.

Does it every now and then, on and off. But I keep my weekly kilometres up, just haven't got all used to commute yet.

b_c

13.5 miles each way, East Sheen to Canary Wharf, 4 days a week when not travelling on business.

ex-pat scot

40 miles each day, return.
Every day. (very occasional exception).
200 miles per week.

The marathon training of 50 miles running per week on top is starting to tire me a little!

andy83

ride in is at leat 14, upto 24 depending on how im feeling

commute home 5.9. I actaully only work 3 days a week but long days, my days off include imaginary commutes though which are 30ish mile round trips

Have one day off the bike a week

Norky

It varies. The full distance from my house is about 21 miles, give a or take a bit if I take the busy, un-fun A roads around Arundel, or the busier, faster, even less fun A24 dual carriage-way. I don't often do the full distance, and usually drive some of the distance with bike in boot to my parents' place and ride from there: about 7 miles, increasing as the evenings get lighter and warmer - I did about 10 miles in this morning and 13 miles on the way back through some flipping beautiful countryside on quiet roads. I do mean beautiful, the commute to work this morning http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/work ... id=2190797 was a soul-enriching experience.

itboffin

Clever Pun wrote:

I've upped my mileage quite a bit this year cause of the stupid stats game

15.9 on the way in and 20.3 or 13(seems really short nowadays) if I'm in a rush on the way home

so 150-170 a week I think is fair

by stats :twisted:

roger_merriman

Got a few ways but at most it's 10 miles around trip at shortest it's 7. varies in speed as well the 7 miles has almost no traffic lights and is a lot faster so is half the journey time, but not as nice a ride.

wyadvd

exactly 10 miles each way.

every day all weathers. unless my wife insists on me picking the littlun up from nursery then im a caged lemming for a day aHHHHHrrhhHH.

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occassional trip to ashford which is almost exactly 25 miles each way very nice rural ride:

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wyadvd

interesting to look at the face of a car commuter when you tell them how far you come . some think even 5 miles is totally amazing/ crazy!

billy whippet

7 miles on and off road each way on single speed crosser every day but I go on the turbo for an hour first. v hilly on way back

BiggerBoat

3.5 miles each way, it is shocking how few bikes make such a short journey as there are 100's of people making the same commute as me.

iPete

17 miles each way, usually 4 days a week, like to go for a 5-8 mile run on my chosen "rest/train" days..

Clever Pun

itboffin wrote:

Clever Pun wrote:

I've upped my mileage quite a bit this year cause of the stupid stats game

15.9 on the way in and 20.3 or 13(seems really short nowadays) if I'm in a rush on the way home

so 150-170 a week I think is fair

by stats :twisted:

but it's getting me fitter, so that's pretty sweet

then I can eat more donuts...mmmmm donuts

jthef

12.5 each way but can make it longer on the way home/ hillier if I want but after a 12 hour shift not much time if I am working next day/ night.
Do this 3 days (only work 3 days + ot) weather permitting I avoid sheet ice and snow.
45+ mins there 50+ home (more climbing).

The Running Man

21 in : 27 (ish) home :

prawny

Almost exactly 20 miles each way. 800ft of ascent on the way in just over 1000ft on the way home finished off with a 1km 9% climb

In the summer it was taking an hour ish in 1.08 home, atm about 1.15-1.20 more if it's windy.

Edit: This is daily unless my bike breaks, which is getting more regular, I think I need a new one

Pross

Used to do 15 miles each way 3 or 4 days a week (summer months only) and will soon be starting again for the first time in 15 years - 20 miles each way, probably 3 days a week unless I have meetings or site visits. Fortunately most of the ride is pancake flat along the Gwent levels but the wind may be tough at times.

WesternWay

I do about 11 miles each way, Barnet to Bank 4 or 5 times a week. Takes me 45 minutes on the way in and 60 on the way home pretty much.

I am worried about how slow I am compared to everyone else in the forum, but I am a big fat man, with commuting being my only ride.

I blame Archway Hill for the discrepancy between my in and out times :-)

rjsterry

WesternWay wrote:

I do about 11 miles each way, Barnet to Bank 4 or 5 times a week. Takes me 45 minutes on the way in and 60 on the way home pretty much.

I am worried about how slow I am compared to everyone else in the forum, but I am a big fat man, with commuting being my only ride.

I blame Archway Hill for the discrepancy between my in and out times :-)

I think you are allowed to be slow going up Archway Hill. 45 minutes for 11 miles into central London doesn't sound too shabby.

NGale

7 miles each way, although because of a b*****d headwind today I only cycled about 3 miles of my route and walked the rest

tomb353

9 miles bang on, Tynemouth to Newcastle City Centre along the A193. Takes between 30 and 40 mins, normally quicker on the way home :-)

MrChuck

I think it's not so much actually riding the distance as other things in your life that can determine which distance is workable.

At the moment I'm only doing 2-7 miles each way depending, but a few years ago I did 11 each way every day. Occasionally I would get pretty tired by the end of the week but a bigger issue for me was a certain lack of flexibility that it added to my day, and sometimes it made socialising a bit tricky.

But that was when my social life revolved around town but I was living in the sticks. I'd be reluctant to do that again but wouldn't mind the 22 miles a day in a different situation.

bigease

Just over 14 miles each way, 5 days a week.

Flatlands of Cambridge

cjcp

WesternWay wrote:

I blame Archway Hill for the discrepancy between my in and out times :-)

No kidding!

I used to live on Highgate Hill.

bumpitybump

8 miles each way. Usually manage 3 or 4 days cycling a week in summer and drop down to 1 or 2 cycle commutes per week in winter. Last couple of weeks have been fantastic, has felt warm and sunny and have really enjoyed the trip in.