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@atomicules
Don't know about the dual carriageway bit, personally I prefer quieter roads, but since I last posted in this thread, my commute is now a 19 mile each way trip, done on a fixie. Winds can make or break me: the fastest I've done it in is about 1hr 5mins, the slowest must be over 1hr 45mins.
I carry as little as possible in my rucksack - I suggest thinking about panniers for books and heavy stuff, or seeing if you can leave books at Uni. And depths of winter, I will soon find out (last winter it was a much shorter commute); my Marathon Winter studded tyres are on standby.