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Postby TonyMax » Thu Oct 31, 2013 8:42 am
Funny that this thread is in the serious biking sub forum but the longest poll option tops out at 15k .
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Postby human909 » Sat Nov 09, 2013 11:16 pm
My commute is 3.5km.
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Postby zakka101 » Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:58 pm
south morang - lalor - thomastown - resevoir - preston - st georges road, then to docklands via the capital city trail.
pretty fun commute, the quickest it has taken me has been 52 mins ( riding time, overall time was 57 min )
love me a tailwind in the morning!
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Postby michael_w » Mon Dec 16, 2013 11:18 am
And occasionally I still ride the 45-50km all the way home to Upwey. Depending on the route, I can even do it in about 40km, but that involves too much commuter traffic for me depending on the day I've had.
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Postby nezumi » Wed Jan 01, 2014 12:50 pm
I am going to have a look at extending it a bit to try and have a solid hour ride - especially of an evening.
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Postby AndreB1972 » Wed Jan 08, 2014 12:48 pm
I haven't seen anyone do that distance consistently - maybe if you're out of the city and have a clean route into work you could do it. Time would also be an issue - that's 4hrs+ on the bike every day.sparco wrote:is 65km each way still practical for commuting?
Would really shake up the commuter challenge - more than 25000km for the year
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Postby gretaboy » Wed Jan 08, 2014 12:50 pm
sparco...I believe it is..but lots of questions need answering to fully qualify itsparco wrote:is 65km each way still practical for commuting?
1. How many days a week
2. Are you going to be doing it both ways
3. What backups are in place for equipment failures...ie public transport close by
4. What sort of fitness do you have currently
In particular to the last question I raised I have this for comment. I commute 45 each way, door to door. Last year there was a lot of five day weeks with over 500 k's for the weeks. When I started doing my commute I found it hard to just back up the commutes in the morning let alone the arvos. I started my commuting by catching the train home of the afternoons. I slowly built things up to the point of riding to and from work. Last year I also increased how many k's I was doing.
What I found was that doing such distances does take it out of you, especially if you have bad headwinds.
But I do believe 65 k's each way is doable.
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Postby sparco » Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:09 pm
1. Initially, planning to do it twice a weekgretaboy wrote:1. How many days a weeksparco wrote:is 65km each way still practical for commuting?
2. Are you going to be doing it both ways
3. What backups are in place for equipment failures...ie public transport close by
4. What sort of fitness do you have currently
2. both ways, plan to leave home by 6AM (@25kmh), should be there by 8:30 enough time for a quick shower for a 9am start.
3. Public transport, maybe there is but not all sections of the planned commute
4. I tried riding it once on a road bike, my average was 29kmh. I do 80km bunch rides on weekends which involves rolling hills and a 5km hill climb. You are right, the question would be, could I back it up in the afternoon.
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Postby gretaboy » Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:49 pm
Twice a week then is very doable. Just be aware that you have to factor in flats and so forth, not an issue if start time is flexible. Dont need public transport on every section, as long as you can get to some somewhere along your route.sparco wrote:1. Initially, planning to do it twice a weekgretaboy wrote:1. How many days a weeksparco wrote:is 65km each way still practical for commuting?
2. Are you going to be doing it both ways
3. What backups are in place for equipment failures...ie public transport close by
4. What sort of fitness do you have currently
2. both ways, plan to leave home by 6AM (@25kmh), should be there by 8:30 enough time for a quick shower for a 9am start.
3. Public transport, maybe there is but not all sections of the planned commute
4. I tried riding it once on a road bike, my average was 29kmh. I do 80km bunch rides on weekends which involves rolling hills and a 5km hill climb. You are right, the question would be, could I back it up in the afternoon.
Key to backing up I have found is plenty of food..ie energy. The pace home can be slower than in the morning so that doesnt have to be a worry but you need the energy. Your bunch rides should make it easier to do first up and you will slowly get stronger and used to it...I did.
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby PBF » Thu Jan 16, 2014 5:10 pm
I'm also lucky that a colleague has a work van that I can put the bike into should I need to not ride home.
Are there any obvious issues I should consider before contemplating this?
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