How long/short is your commute?

Kendal Black Drop
Kendal Black Drop Posts: 638
edited August 2011 in Commuting chat
Well, it takes me 6 minutes to walk to work but only about 2 minutes on my bike.

I timed my ride home recently and it came in at 1 minute 50 seconds!
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  • optimisticbiker
    optimisticbiker Posts: 1,657
    Thats not a commute...
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  • Kendal Black Drop
    Kendal Black Drop Posts: 638
    From www.thefreedictionary.com
    commute [kəˈmjuːt]
    vb
    1. (intr) to travel some distance regularly between one's home and one's place of work

    It seems you might be wrong....

    And you didn't answer the question: How long/short is your commute?

    (But I've just noticed in your profile that it's NW London <-> Aldgate (15miles each way))
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    6.7 miles which I do in 22-23 minutes usually.

    1m 50s isn't a commute, it's going next door!

    Simon
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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    13 miles each way which takes about 50 minutes.
  • ademort
    ademort Posts: 1,924
    16Kms or 10Miles each way which takes 30mins max.
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  • silverpigeon
    silverpigeon Posts: 327
    15 miles each way in the summer
    2.5 miles each way in the winter
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  • Paul E
    Paul E Posts: 2,052
    24 mile round trip
  • cloggsy
    cloggsy Posts: 243
    Shortest: 12.2 miles

    My 'usual' route: 12.8 miles (fastest time 37:56 mins)

    Longest: As long as I want it to be...
  • mouth
    mouth Posts: 1,195
    2.3 miles. can be done in 10 mins if i'm real late.
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  • Lancslad
    Lancslad Posts: 307
    16-17 Miles each way, anything from 57mins to 70mins depending on weather and me.
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    12.5 miles each way, fastest time 32:21, average is nearer 38. Mostly flat and very few traffic lights. :D
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  • colinsmith123
    colinsmith123 Posts: 579
    32 miles there and back, around and hour and a half each way. Twice a week. When I started cycling again back in March the intent was to do this every day but it seems this kind of riding goes against all the latest training advice.

    Secretly harbour a desire to ride every day (accept on the bad weather days, where's the fun in that) and it occurs to me that if I was to do this through most of winter i'd be flying next spring.
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  • NGale
    NGale Posts: 1,866
    4.5 mile round commute via the shortest route.

    takes me 45 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes in the evening....the morning route is uphill all the way (so I tend to get off an push a fair amount)....going down hill on the way home is fun though :D
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  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    21 miles each way. Just stepped up from 17 miles each way and finding the change surprisingly hard work.
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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    Kendal Black Drop wrote:
    Well, it takes me 6 minutes to walk to work but only about 2 minutes on my bike.

    I timed my ride home recently and it came in at 1 minute 50 seconds!

    So fully Lycra'd up right? 8)

    7 miles each way here
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  • cloggsy
    cloggsy Posts: 243
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    12.5 miles each way, fastest time 32:21, average is nearer 38. Mostly flat and very few traffic lights. :D

    That's going some... 23.28mph average!
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    The Beginner wrote:
    6.7 miles which I do in 22-23 minutes usually.

    1m 50s isn't a commute, it's going next door!

    Simon

    Agreed. I take longer scratching myself in the morning! :wink:
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  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    2 miles to the station, about 60 miles on the train, 3 miles from the station. Same in reverse. So about 65 miles each way, but only 10 miles daily on the bike.
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  • richred_uk
    richred_uk Posts: 167
    15.5 miles each way - going home much quicker than going in - best is currently 46 mins 22 sec of moving time which meant I'd hit my first commuter target of 20 mph moving average - next is to get a sub 45 mins
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    Asprilla wrote:
    21 miles each way. Just stepped up from 17 miles each way and finding the change surprisingly hard work.

    Snap, takes a few weeks to get used to the change!
  • Old Tuggo
    Old Tuggo Posts: 482
    Did 17 miles each way, often longer in the summer, rarely missing a day for 20 years. Now retired and having to train.
  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    18 mile round trip. 5 days a week. rain or shine.

    anywhere between 59 and 72 minutes total travel time. average about 63 mins.
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    cloggsy wrote:
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    12.5 miles each way, fastest time 32:21, average is nearer 38. Mostly flat and very few traffic lights. :D

    That's going some... 23.28mph average!

    Yup, I was chuffed with it. Massive tailwind, of course. ;)
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  • simonc2806
    simonc2806 Posts: 31
    2.5 miles takes me 20 mins to work and 10 mins home. its hilly going to work and i'm rather new to cycling thats my excuse anyway. also riding a mountain bike with slicks do's not help.
  • nich
    nich Posts: 888
    About 11 miles each way, takes about 40-50 minutes depending on lights
  • zenistar
    zenistar Posts: 75
    50km round trip, most of it off road or on fire track - just got back into cycling so I have done this a few times in preparation for cycling to the office 2 or 3 times a week by the end of the month.
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Was doing 20 miles each way last year, took between and hour and an hour and 15 mins each way. Now doing 1.2 miles to the train and back. Timed it the other morning, took 3 and a half minutes :?
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  • EdLHKOM
    EdLHKOM Posts: 13
    20 miles each way.

    Fast busy road direct way = 1hour but not much fun if traffic is busy

    Best time is before 7Am for this route

    Indirect country lanes = 1 hour 15 ish but enjoyable
  • gadgets
    gadgets Posts: 100
    10 miles each way
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  • cje
    cje Posts: 148
    4.5 miles each way. Takes 20-25 minutes, depending on lights.

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