Longest bike commute

Hello
I'm researching a feature on commuting for Cycling Plus. The editor, Rob Spedding, has already started a thread asking for the advice which you'd give to newbie commuters. I'd like to find the rider on the forum with the longest bike commute.
How far do you ride to work by bike? Do you ride every day and in all weathers?
The plan is to interview the person with the longest commute and possibly to join them on their ride to work one morning.
Also, what's the most unusual commute? Does anyone use their TT bike from time to time, or take a Brompton on a plane when flying up to head office? That kind of thing.
I'd also be interested to hear from anyone who takes their kids to nursery or school by bike on their way to the office.
Thanks
David Motton
Freelance journalist
I'm researching a feature on commuting for Cycling Plus. The editor, Rob Spedding, has already started a thread asking for the advice which you'd give to newbie commuters. I'd like to find the rider on the forum with the longest bike commute.
How far do you ride to work by bike? Do you ride every day and in all weathers?
The plan is to interview the person with the longest commute and possibly to join them on their ride to work one morning.
Also, what's the most unusual commute? Does anyone use their TT bike from time to time, or take a Brompton on a plane when flying up to head office? That kind of thing.
I'd also be interested to hear from anyone who takes their kids to nursery or school by bike on their way to the office.
Thanks
David Motton
Freelance journalist
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Anyone who didn't post on that thread, though, please feel free to post here.
Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
Sun - Cervelo R3
Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
Wet - Dark - Dry
As the days get shorter, I shorten my commute; all the way down to measly 7 km each way. The usual winter routine is cycle to work, then go on the turbo in the gym and then to work.
The only time the bikes stay at home is when the roads are icy.
Edit: a snap from my ride to work on Tuesday morning.
This is a new arrangement, just bought a Langster and fitted a topeak child seat to take my 6 month old to the childminder
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Sorry to hijack but that's a decent run across the hills. Which route to you take? I cycle Chesham to St Albans so suspect that we coincide at some point.
a) I'm a bus driver and therefore fat (5ft 5 and 17 stone)
b) I do it all weathers, snow and ice incuded
c) Ido it 6/7 days per week at all hours. Sometimes I start at 4.45am andsome finishes are 1am.
It counts right? I might lose the will to live otherwise...........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Qs5gMz8cM
and the ride back (somewhat faster) here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnAIFf6ulTo
Beautiful, I hate London traffic.
Wet - Dark - Dry
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I'd say that GBAShane or TheRunningMan are the people you want to talk to. They're already nearing 8,000 miles for the year.
I can beat that. 13.1 miles each way straight line, normally go via Richmond Park on way home which makes 18miles, sometimes I add a lap 25miles. So daily is between 26.2 and 38.1
a) i'm not a bus driver but i'm 6ft and 18 stone.
b) me too all weathers
c) 4/5 days per week, so you got me there.
Chris
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Yes but my commute isn't that long (33 / 44 in the Summer 29 winter) , it's generally the weekends that push me to the top.... talking of which I'm getting late for an MTB ride
Everyday Commuter
Although i've only been doing it since February so have missed the really bad weather!
I'm doing it on a singlespeed SE Lager.
I've been doing it to get fitter, which has happened, and maybe lose some weight but i've only noticed my thighs getting bigger! :?
From the suburbs into central London. When I don't ride the whole way its Brompton>Train>Brompton
This is a video (time lapse) of my OLD commute, new one is now 3.5 miles longer:
http://www.vimeo.com/22261964
My old commute to my old job went up to 72 miles a day over summer - 36 miles each way around the old Severn Bridge. But that was far too knackering to keep up on a weekly basis and was reserved for morning when the world felt good.
As for taking junior to nursery, unfortunately, nursery is in the wrong direction for me. However, I could be tempted to do it on sunny days as we have a bobike seat on my SS mtb - Although, the commute and nursery run would take me over 200 miles a week!
David
My summer commute normally combines evening racing at Crystal Palace on Tuesday and Hogg Hill on Thursday and I try to get at least one day off during the week to stay fresh for a road race on Sunday. If I've raced on a Sunday I'll take the train on Monday in order to recover for Palace on Tuesday. Typically this gives me 200-250 miles per week.
My winter commute normally brings in a club night on Tuesday and Thursday which takes the evening commute up to 80-90km, and I'll do 5 days on the bike as it's all good base miles. I'll also try to get a 3 hour ride in on a Sunday which takes my monthly mileage up to about 1000, my current best is 1200 miles last November although I aim to beat that this year.
The biggest issue I have is trying to find enough recovery time and space for some quality interval sessions in the transition from base mileage to racing
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