Commuting Distances...

bout 7.5 miles each way for me. kilburn/cricklewood to southwark. figured it out on map my run. useful site for working out distances.

do that in the week and usually 25+ miles a day at weekends. going backwards and forwards to the studio in limehouse via islington and stokie where most of my friends are.

it's just a nice distance for me actually. long enough to work up a sweat but still reasonably quick and fun with a good range of routes to choose from.

I do 7-8 miles to work and back, from New Cross Gate to Great Portland Street. On training days I go to Kung Fu training as well, that's a Crouch Hill, so it adds another 6 miles or so in total. Takes me about 35 mins to get to work and back, 15 mins fatser than the trains and tubes. To crouch hill from work is like 20 mins, and from Crouch Hill to Peckham is more like 50 mins.

I am fully aware that this is nothing that the normal commuter would ever consider. The 4km radius is much more realistic.

How about incorporating bikes into public transport, to bridge larger distances?
I'd imagine that this really helps to take the scare out of leaving the car at home.

In San Fran they got bike racks in front of busses:

Then there's japanese style bike storage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE4fvwTBtno

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10 bar each day.
extras for fun.

Mines now up to 25 miles a day! Feeling it though.

9 miles each way.. good distance.

Currently doing 30 to 50 a day depending on how energetic I feel. Not doing it fixed though - my excuse is the amount of ups and downs the profile: below is from my most gentle route home (at the Sussex end)

Now doing 14.7miles each way, but only 4 times a week (do a nice 50 -60 miler at the weekend though). Also not fixed, but all single speed.

mines about 10 miles each way depending on what route I take, time is roughly 30 minutes, although its always a bit slower on the way home because of the hill in greenwich park.

i'm currently doing 17.5miles each way, but i'm still getting used to the distance so throw in the odd train journey (with bike) if i'm feeling hung over or knackered. doing it fixed too, but it's across london so it's pretty flat...

10.3 miles each way, fixed and a few small hills as I'm in leafy Surrey. Not riding every day though as I have knee trouble and it's agony. I'm going to have to get it looked at.

back from the dead thread!

Superprecise, I cannot help with commuting distances, but if you are still involved in this I will give you cash money (up to a maximum of 28p) if you make the town in the shape of a cock and balls when seen from the air. I will need photographic proof.

Bout 4 miles each way, 5 times a week. 20 on a Sat and a bit of a spin on a Sunday with the gf.

my current work commute is 16miles, and crosses the steepest section of the kent downs. on my side of the downs its rolling hills, on the other its pretty flat. i dont know how long it takes, but the ride home is always faster. ive had to give up fixed gear commuting as its just not practical for me anymore.

my current lady lives just outside of epsom which is about 40miles from my home. its a distance that im alright with doing, but its basicaly a long drag down the A26 and can get a bit boring. i could spice it up by taking a more interesting route through the backroads of the cuntry, but it is just a commute and i just want to do it fast. im gonna get me some clip-on aero bars next paycheck to take advantage of the long highspeed one road commute.

don't have any more than 6km from dulwich to clapham junction and its all flat. I do most of my cycling on the weekend.

36 miles round trip, 5 days a week. been doing it for almost 2 years now.

About 10 miles each way. 30 minutes, traffic depending. Slower now I've gone from geared to fixed.

I've just tried cycling back to Wimbledon on my father's new geared bike (my commute journery is 11.6 miles between Clerkenwell and Wimbledon), and I must says it's a lots easier and comfortable than a fixed wheel bicycle.
I suppose for 10+ miles each way, sometime a geared bicycle can make a nice difference, especially after riding fixed wheel for a while enough to able to take full advantage of a geared bicycle.

it was perfect being able to choose the right gearing to get the perfect cadence for riding uphill, downhill, flat etc.

The only drag? traffic light, at certain time it can be a little annoying being forced to geared down to get ready to go.

~20km round-trip. old kent road in the morning is enough to wake anyone up.

I'm about 8 miles round trip (queens park/kilburn to great portland St) .. but I rarely go straight home, quite often end up east and ride home after.. Also commute from Dulwich where my lady lives fairly regularly.

10 miles round trip from Whitechapel to Holborn, too short for my liking...

14 miles each way, not sure if that's gonna increase once the greenwich foot tunnel is closed. Wouldn't be half as bad if the wind was friendly and give me a helping hand once in a while.

ed- ride gears for a while and gearing down at stops becomes second nature. on my commutes id much rather use my index finger to click down two gears, than push a too large gear from a standing start.

i used to ride fixed all the time, as i only had a fixed and SS bike. now i have a road bike i have to admit that im riding fixed less and less. i dont live in flat london, and gears make my commute faster and more pleasurable. now i have gears i can go for those long rides in the country i tried to do on fixed, but fell short, so i only use my fixed on increasingly occasional flights of fancy.

i still like riding fixed, it has a certain a unique fun factor, but i cant see myself going back to commuting on one unless i live somewhere pretty flat, or if i was scared of theft. but hey, thats me.

7.8 miles each way... which takes me 25mins...
i see it as a time trial "must not be late for work" on the way there and on the way back "im so hungry and thirsty i have to get home quickly and fill my belly", great incentives IMO if not a little primitive.

ed- ride gears for a while and gearing down at stops becomes second nature. on my commutes id much rather use my index finger to click down two gears, than push a too large gear from a standing start.

i used to ride fixed all the time, as i only had a fixed and SS bike. now i have a road bike i have to admit that im riding fixed less and less. i dont live in flat london, and gears make my commute faster and more pleasurable. now i have gears i can go for those long rides in the country i tried to do on fixed, but fell short, so i only use my fixed on increasingly occasional flights of fancy.

i still like riding fixed, it has a certain a unique fun factor, but i cant see myself going back to commuting on one unless i live somewhere pretty flat, or if i was scared of theft. but hey, thats me.

I've only rode a proper geared bike (as in campag groupset, decent frame, etc.) for a day and immediately I can see how much comfortable and easier on that bike, I can imaging it get better once I get used to it.

I don't think I would enjoyed riding that geared bike had I not been riding a fixed wheel bicycles for years, it taught me to keep a smooth rythm, keeping a good cadence (choosing the right gear), getting the feel of the road a bit better, even thought it's freewheel.

going uphill, downhill, etc. is so much easier after being able to keep a good rythm and cadence.

being in London obviously I'll still ride fixed, it's easier in the central and a lots more fun as well as a better viewpoint (higher BB), I'm defintely going to find a good steel frame and build it up with modern component thought.

I started riding fixed because I was getting bored of being geared, i can see in the future I might become bored of fixed too and go back... but not yet.

Oh I'm now doing about 15 miles each way and practically never miss a working day (always fixed, 2 days a week on polo bike), I'd say I take a train once a month now, if not less. So about 150 miles in the working week...