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Re: lengh of commute
Postby il padrone » Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:14 pm
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby Chris249 » Wed Aug 29, 2012 2:31 pm
My wife commutes 77k each way, but she wimps out by doing the middle 69ks on the train.
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby silkishuge » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:54 pm
If it rains, I don't ride so I have to plan my week pretty well or I might not be able to get to work if I left my car at work and it is raining in the morning.
I might add that riding to work is definitely slower for me than driving on country roads.Riding is purely for fun
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby bychosis » Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:15 pm
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby mike95 » Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:12 am
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby waynohh » Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:47 pm
Same, it's hard.Whipy wrote:31k each way
Shorncliffe to Brisbane
Brisbane to Shorncliffe
11k of city traffic then a magic 20k of bike trails
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby drumondo » Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:15 pm
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby bychosis » Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:57 pm
nah, but might be worth a dummy run (non work day) to see how long it takes before committing and finding out you'll be late to work 3/4 the way there.drumondo wrote:I'm out of commission at the moment, but am planning on taking a shot at my 38km commute when I get some time up in the saddle. Is that too much to bite off for a newbie?
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby AdamLeMang » Wed Oct 10, 2012 2:32 pm
I'm a bit hesitant to aim for three times a week, mostly because of time and the effort it would take, but also because I think I'm damaging the bike with all the kms. It's a new bike but already has a squeak in the headset unfortunately.
Doing longer kms also means more maintenance. I noticed the chain gets filthy after about four return trips, even though it's all on-road riding.
Not sure how I've managed it, but I've been able to avoid riding in the rain for the whole year! Not a single drop on me
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Re: lengh of commute
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Re: lengh of commute
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Re: length of commute
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby poohkies » Mon Dec 10, 2012 3:18 pm
direct to work mines 23 km's each way, sometimes i take a longer rides to work and home so any way to nearly 30 each way
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Re: length of commute
Postby poohkies » Mon Dec 10, 2012 3:20 pm
that's a bloody good ride! how do u commute ? not along the ipswich hiway i hope? went to taringa primary as a kidjham66 wrote:My commute is 39.6km each way. It takes me just under 1.5hrs each way. I only do it 2 days a week. I ride from Ipswich to Taringa (and back again in the afternoon). The worst of it is the dice with the summer storms. No hail yet, but plenty of rain!! I plan to add a third day in, but I can only do it when my wife and kids allow me.
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby fonts » Wed Dec 19, 2012 8:59 am
In fact driving my car annoys the hell out of me!
Wouldn't mind riding with any others that do this route.
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby brett.hooker » Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:05 am
A year ago it was 27km each way.
When I first started 15 months ago, it would take me two hours to do that 27km, and I would have to drive the return leg.
This week I did a test ride back out to where I used to live to see how long it would take me now, and I did it in 1 hour 10 mins, and I did the full return leg plus another 12 km all in one shot.
Ahh... The joys of maintaining your fitness...
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Re: length of commute
Postby jham66 » Wed Dec 26, 2012 11:59 pm
No, not on the Ipswich Hwy! I did see someone do it Monday afternoon though, hope they made it home for Christmas! There are roads now that travel beside the Hwy, it is a pretty quiet ride considering how many people go in the same direction only 100m to your side....poohkies wrote:that's a bloody good ride! how do u commute ? not along the ipswich hiway i hope? went to taringa primary as a kidjham66 wrote:My commute is 39.6km each way. It takes me just under 1.5hrs each way. I only do it 2 days a week. I ride from Ipswich to Taringa (and back again in the afternoon). The worst of it is the dice with the summer storms. No hail yet, but plenty of rain!! I plan to add a third day in, but I can only do it when my wife and kids allow me.
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby Stoo » Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:23 pm
I measured it the other day...its pretty much 34km each way from Richlands to Bowen hills.Stoo wrote:about 32km each way now....2 - 3 times a week....if im feeling good
I currently do this 3 times a week.
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby Puffy » Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:15 pm
3.1km, dead flat, straigt line almost (one corner at each end). Perfect hot mix surface, no lights. What can I say!
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby Mulger bill » Thu Jan 10, 2013 8:36 pm
Fixed Gear. 80"+Puffy wrote:What can I say!
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby fatdudeonabike » Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:17 pm
I've only had the bike for 2 weeks, and nearly got taken out by a car after 5 days, causing me to crash.
I've gone half the way there and back though, just to see that I could cover the distance.
Its amazing how much more hilly the road is when riding - I know this seems obvious, but I'd never really paid attention to the little hills before. And while I managed to cover the distance, I know I havent even covered the hardest terrain of the ride yet, nor have I been through the most treacherous part during peak hour.
I think my commute may well become closer to 19-20km just so I can avoid the most dangerous roads.
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Re: lengh of commute
Postby kiso » Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:23 pm
Cycling certainly gives you an appreciation for geography!fatdudeonabike wrote:16km to my work... although I havent done it yet.
I've only had the bike for 2 weeks, and nearly got taken out by a car after 5 days, causing me to crash.
I've gone half the way there and back though, just to see that I could cover the distance.
Its amazing how much more hilly the road is when riding - I know this seems obvious, but I'd never really paid attention to the little hills before.
It's well worth finding a low-traffic route - the best route on a bike is almost never the same one you'd take in a car.fatdudeonabike wrote: And while I managed to cover the distance, I know I havent even covered the hardest terrain of the ride yet, nor have I been through the most treacherous part during peak hour.
I think my commute may well become closer to 19-20km just so I can avoid the most dangerous roads.
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