Share with me! Still have not taken the plunge myself. About to do a time trial tomorrow on my mtb with nobbies. But its a long ride, so I am thinking if I do it I will need a faster bike.

1. How far do you ride (1 way)?
2. How long does it take?
3. What style of bike (performance road, commuter, cross, mtb etc.)

Try to keep it in that order.... #s 1-3. If you want to elaborate, make it #4.

1) 13 miles
2) no wind in face 45min
3) 1980's road bike
4) old centurion sport DLX

 

Embarassingly....
I ride 3 km each way on a 1985 Sekine road bike. 10 mins going, 15 mins coming.

 

5.5 miles each way
18-20 minutes depending on lights, etc
199X Trek carbon/aluminum mtn frame, all dorked out.

 

1. 14-19 miles depending on route
2. 45-80 minutes depending on route
3. Giant OCR2
4. Switching from a mountain bike with slicks to a road bike cut 5-10 minutes off my commute.

 

11 miles one way
40 minutes
2006 allez, performance road
Many traffic lights, plenty of traffic, many bumps, 23mm tires, 115psi, raceblades, big rucksack, sweaty back, add 10 mns forlocking bike and changing clothes. Getting a seatpost rack. Later may swap bike for something more suitable

 

1. 19 miles to work, 21 return
2. 1h20 each way (prevailing winds in my face on the way out, at my back on the return)
3. road bike with 700Cx23 tires, Campy 10sp. I've added fenders this spring, we'll see how that works out. Any comfortable bike will do, just get rid of the knobblies unless you've got some serious dirt to cover.

 

20.1 Miles each way

1hr 10mins

Giant TCR 1 '06

I will start Driving to work and riding home .. then riding to work etc.

 

1. 13 miles
2. 50 minutes
3. Cannondale HT

4am is an awesome time to ride...if you can wake up that early.

 

I used to 20 miles one way but recently changed jobs and I'm 6 miles from work now, but I add miles either in the AM or PM for fun and a better workout.

1. Up to 20 miles in AM or PM, direct route is just 6 miles
2. Anywhere from 1 hour to 1:30 hours on the longer portion, 20 minutes when going direct.
3. IRO Mark V single speed, running 42:18 gearing, about to drop to 42:17 with goal of 42:16 in a few more months. Prior to that I rode a 2001 Bianchi Bravo entry level road bike. Put about 14,000 miles on it with all original components except brake pads, chain and tires/tubes.

My advice is to start off slow, 1-2 days a week, and add more days as you get your setup just right. A 20 mile one way commute is not that big of a deal once you get your setup and routine dialed in. Also depends a lot on if you have showers at work, your family-wife-kid situation.

 

1. 6-8 miles one way depending on whether I add in a little loop.
2. about 25-30 mins - lots of traffic lights, unfortunately.
3. Giant OCR3 '07

 

1. 13.6 miles
2. 54-58 minutes
3. Specialized Tricross Sport or Crosstail Expert

 

1. 3 miles one-way
2. 15 minutes
3. Surly Long Haul Trucker/XT & vintage Dura Ace brake levers and DT shifters

I commute about 4 days a week. Road tires in summer, knobs in winter. Fenders, lights etc. I can take sidewalks most of the way and can park locked 5 feet from a door with a security guard, so that is not a worry.

brewster

 

7 miles
24-28 minutes
Waterford 'cross frame set up as a fixie

 

10 miles
30-35 minutes depending on lights and wind
madone 4.5

 

1. 6-12 miles (routes vary)
2. 25-50 minutes (it's uphill coming home and traffic varies)
3. 2001 cdale road warrior (cyclocross frame, 28mm tires, flat bar)

 

1. 5 miles
2. 18 - 22 minutes depending on the day
3. Late '80's or early '90's Specialized Hardrock Mtn. bike I picked up on Craigslist for $50. I have spent way more than that converting it into my daily commuter (slicks, rack, fenders, frame pump, pedals, computer, lights, etc.)

 

I wonder if Urnicus is still following this thread and the replies? How are his commutes going?

 

I wonder how many people's information has changed?

 

7.5 miles to the ferry then 10 miles from the ferry to my office.
Total ride time is between 1:02 and 1:06 depending on my energy level.

I'm riding a 2005 Redline Conquest that I won on ebay last November for $101 and built up with parts taken from my Litespeed when I upgraded to Dura Ace 10sp.

 

1.15.5 miles one way
2. Flat bike track
3. Darwin, Australia
4. 40 minutes or there about
5. 1998 Apollo Raceline Peleton Road Bike, 7 spd RSX