What's your commute?

PolyphonicBoy

I'm new here, so apologies if I'm repeating an old thread. I'd be interested in seeing what everyone's commute consists of. I just got my new bike (Boardman Hybrid Comp) last night and cycled to work today for the first time.

Here's my journey to work. I'm pretty happy, it was a lot easier than I was expecting. Used the Motion X on my iPhone.

Distance: 9.76 miles
Elapsed Time: 35:34.5
Avg. Speed: 16.5 mph
Max. Speed: 31.5 mph
Avg. Pace: 03' 39" per mile

The Rookie

I don't track mine that accurately but....

6.6 miles, Total ET (inc stops) 22-23 mins on a flat barred hybrid based on a Carrera Gryphon frame with 26" wheels and mostly MTB finishing kit but pretty similar in character to your Boardman.

Simon

mattsaw

Distance: 11.20 mi
Time: 00:35:12
Moving Time: 00:35:10
Elapsed Time: 00:35:12
Avg Speed: 19.1 mph
Avg Moving Speed: 19.1 mph
Max Speed: 28.1 mph

Pep

8-9 miles
30-40 min

Why do you guys monitor it so accurately..?

CarlosDSanchez

Distance 22.22miles
Time 1:05:54
Average speed 20.2mph
Max speed 27.8mph
Average cadence 86rpm
Average heart rate 148bpm
Max heart rate 178bpm (I'm 36)

I guess we all have garmins or similar, they just record an insane amount of information...

drawblood

Ditch the computers and the metrics - they just detract from the fun of riding the bike - enjoy the spin and the scenary instead. Far too much measuring stuff these days.

As they used to say at home in Ireland...if you keep weighing the pig, he will never fatten!!!

mattsaw

drawblood wrote:

Ditch the computers and the metrics - they just detract from the fun of riding the bike - enjoy the spin and the scenary instead. Far too much measuring stuff these days.

I'm on a mission to get fit and loose weight at the moment, and coupled with being massively lazy without a Garmin I'm inclined to trundle along at 15mph

PolyphonicBoy

I was paying attention today as it was the first time I've cycled to work. I'll get my VDO installed onto the new bike at the weekend and then I'll probably just keep an eye on the odometer and see how many miles I'm clocking up.

Will probably take a fair bit longer to get home as I have a big hill (Liberton Brae, Edinburgh) and it's been raining. :?

eyko

Is it possible to get commute envy? I have a measly 4 mile round commute, think I'm just going to have to stick a few miles on the return journey so I don't feel so bad

Pep

CarlosDSanchez wrote:

Distance 22.22miles
I guess we all have garmins or similar, they just record an insane amount of information...

Indeed. I'm a Garmin fan too. And I look at the numbers as much as anyone else does.
But a femtosecond after I've seen them I forget them.

Kallaen

Pep wrote:

Indeed. I'm a Garmin fan too. And I look at the numbers as much as anyone else does.
But a femtosecond after I've seen them I forget them.

I'm a Garmin fan aswell, but I am trying to stop looking at it by letting it show what the time is and what my average speed is (even though I don't care about average) and just enjoy the scenary. I mainly use the computer for the purpose of seeing the route driven on the computer and the miles clocked in. Works for me, I barely ever look on it and if I do its mainly to see what the time is.

And at the same time I've stopped using the heartrate belt.

My last commute:

Distance: 19,72 mi
Time: 1:07:33
Avg Speed: 17,53 mph

bails87

My last commute:
15.44 miles
57 minutes.
Avg speed: 16mph

naffa

My commute is only 1.35 miles

Takes about 6 minutes coming home, longer to get there of a morning though

iPete

About 17,not tracked my speed but you can watch it instead

http://www.vimeo.com/22261964

Paul E

12 miles, takes about 45-50 mins depending on traffic and lights etc.

SmellTheGlove

5 1/2m, about 25mins

(Nice skills iPete)

Initialised

~6.5miles ~26 minutes

matt1206

Distance: 8.82 km
Elevation Gain: 75 m
Time: 00:21:52
Moving Time: 00:21:53
Elapsed Time: 00:21:53
Avg Speed: 24.2 km/h
Avg Moving Speed: 24.2 km/h
Max Speed: 49.8 km/h

I track mine in KM because I use my Garmin for running also.

Twostage

Just over 10 miles at the moment, takes about 40 minutes at 16 mph. Garmin user so I checked my activities on garmin connect and found that the home trip is always .2 of a mile further. There must be a lot of left turns.
I used to have the virtual partner on and try and beat myself every commute but it just wore me out and meant I could only commute three days a week. I now take it steadier and commute most days.

riggsy81

mines

distance - 8.2 miles
time - 26 mins
average sp - 18-19mph

optimisticbiker

24.4km there, 24.0 back (thats 15.25 and 15miles respectively in old money)

best time there to date 1:00:02, best back 1:06:26

ascent there 89m, ascent back 167m

avg speed 24.3kph (15.2mph) there, 21.7kph (13.6mph) back

and i like my Garmin Edge 800, even with its niggles - I'm not a slave to it... but i would strongly miss its useful info

cyberknight

Close enough to 10 miles according to google maps. 10. 25 according to cycle computer.

Takes around 35 minutes fully laden with 2 full panniers, works out at what 17 mph average with an average flat speed of 20 mph dropping to under 10 mph on the real hills.

bakerstreet

drawblood wrote:

Ditch the computers and the metrics - they just detract from the fun of riding the bike - enjoy the spin and the scenary instead. Far too much measuring stuff these days.

As they used to say at home in Ireland...if you keep weighing the pig, he will never fatten!!!

Mine offers no distraction. I get iPhone out of case. Hit start on the App and hit stop at the end.

My last commute was Tuesday as I am moving jobs next week and I wont be commuting my bicycle

Distance : 9.63km
Ride Time : 27m
Av. Speed : 21.4kmph
Fastest Speed: 49.74kmph
Cals: 290

I did sometimes do an extended commute

Distance : 10.38km
Ride Time : 28 41s
Av. Speed : 21.72kmph
Fastest Speed: 50.03kmph
Cals: 394

I dont always use the iPhone app. If I'm going further afield, I just use y CatEye Wireless Velo as I want my phone battery to call someone in an emergency rather than it have 10% battery because the GPS has sucked it all!

the_spooks

Well im brand new to the whole commute via bike thang so my stats will be poor in comparison. Using a MTB with the poor rolling tyres aint helping my cause

Distance 22 miles
best time 1h 39m 09
ave Spd 13.3mph
top spd 29.56mph
Kcal 1049

wont tell you my return leg of that trip but was straight into the wind lol
Again start iphone app and go, no distraction for me.

woodford2barbican

I am looking at a new commute. Would like some opinions on route.

It is from Woodford Green to Hammersmith, NE London to SW. Mainly interested in the part from Hackney / Old Street on to Hammersmith.

Anyone do anything similar?

chris_bass

My commute is about 13 miles on the way in and anywhere between 15 and 18 on the way home, it all depends on how early i can leave and how energetic i'm feeling! 5 times a week too!

the time depends on a lot of things, mainly the wind! it takes just under an hour there and about 1.15/1.20 on the way back. i dont try and break any records and i'm using an old heavy mtb at the mo, but just ordered my first road bike so hopefully those times will start to tumble!!

shouldbeinbed

Min 6.5 miles, max as long as I fancy. About 20+ on my downhill run to work, nearer 15+ going home upwards from when I last measured this stuff, but I've got lighter and shaken off a few niggles since then. No idea of the exact numbers as I'm still very happily computerless & enjoying the scenery

Fat-Boy-Roubaix

Some of these are really impressive, this is my best run this year, could not imagine getting an average of 18mph let alone 20mph 47 and slightly overweight as per my username :P

Time: 00:56:16
Distance: 14.55 mi
Elevation Gain: 375 ft
Calories: 988 C

Timing
Time: 00:56:16
Moving Time: 00:55:26
Elapsed Time: 00:56:16
Avg Speed: 15.5 mph
Avg Moving Speed: 15.7 mph
Max Speed: 33.0 mph
Avg Pace: 03:52 min/mi
Avg Moving Pace: 03:48 min/mi
Best Pace: 01:49 min/mi

SpeedPaceElevation
Elevation Gain: 375 ft
Elevation Loss: 348 ft
Min Elevation: 183 ft
Max Elevation: 468 ft

Heart RateAvg HR: 126 bpm
Max HR: 149 bpm
Avg HR: 72 % of Max
Max HR: 86 % of Max
Avg HR: 1.8 z
Max HR: 3.8 z

Zones% of MaxbpmCadence
Avg Bike Cadence: 77 rpm
Max Bike Cadence: 174 rpm

hstiles

Mine, via a reasonably direct, scenic route through Richmond Park, is 10 miles on the nose which takes me around 25-30 minutes. That includes quite a tough hill at one end of the Park, but then I get to go down a really nice one a few minutes later.

mudcow007

mine for this morning was.....

Time 31mins
Distance 6.7 miles
Moving - 26mins
Stopped - 5mins
Max Speed 34.8mph
Average 16.2mph
Total Ascent 278ft
Total Decent 285tf

that sounds lame!!!

Redmog

Figures for there and back:

Time 1:59:06
Distance 32.86
Average 16.5
Max 38.9
Total ascent 879(ft)
Max Pos. Gradient 4.2%