Commuting poll

Ken said:

Just a little curious. If you commute, state / city / distance / time of day
/ type of bike

Ken

12.1 miles each way, NYC (Queens to Manhattan). I start around 6:30 AM
and get in a bit after 7:30. Homebound is around 4:15 PM and takes
maybe 10-15 minutes longer because traffic is much heavier. Bike is a
Trek 7100 I think. Around $300 hybrid type. I did put on very nice
tires after a rash of flats. Plus it has a mirror that really helps.

Minnesota / Minneapolis to Golden Valley / 11 miles / 7-8 AM

Ken said:

Just a little curious. If you commute, state / city / distance / time of day
/ type of bike

Austin, Texas USA

3 miles each way

I leave home between 7:30-8:30 in the morning

I leave work between 6:00-7:30 in the evening

I ride a heavily modified Van Dessel Superfly - Nexus 7 Speed internal
gear hub, Surly Cross Check fork, drop handlebars, 700C wheels with
32mm semi-slick tires, fenders, Carradice Super-C bag mounted to the
seatpost using their SQR system.

Later,
Mark

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Just a little curious. If you commute, state / city / distance / time of

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/ type of bike

1. Washingon State
2. Bellevue to Seattle and back
3. Distance -- the whole thing, summer route, is 15 miles one way. This time
of year I'm riding the whole thing, there and back. In the winter, a lot of
the time I'm just riding to one of the park and rides, reducing the trip to
6 to 10 miles, depending on which one I pick.
4. Time of day -- I'm on the road by 7:00 AM. I'm supposed to be at work by
8:15, so I'm showered and at the desk by 8:30. I work 30 hours/week, so I'm
done at 3:00, and home by 4:15. I did a lot of extra hours in December and
January, so I did more dark-hour riding this winter than I have in the past.
5. MY NEW BIKE IS HERE!!! So I'm no longer riding the REI Strada on which
I've ridden an estimated 20K of miles. I now have a Co-Motion Nor'Wester. I
will write a separate post, with pictures, maybe Tuesday or Wednesday,
giving the full low-down.

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Ken said:

Just a little curious. If you commute, state / city / distance / time of day
/ type of bike

Pennsylvania / into and out of Philadelphia / 13 miles each way / 8am
and 5pm / cyclocross/tourer or tourer

RichC

Ken said:

Just a little curious. If you commute, state / city / distance / time of day
/ type of bike

Colorado / Longmont /
5+ miles one way /
morning and evening /
multiple bikes (but one at a time usually)

RFM

Ken said:

State / city / distance / time of day / type of bike

Washington
Seattle -> Bellevue (basically the reverse of Claire) [1]
19 miles round trip
I leave home at 8-9am, I leave work 5-6pm.
Surly Crosscheck, SPD pedals, Conti TT2k 28mm tires.

[1] Whose very shiny pretty new bike I saw Thursday on the
way home. I was especially envious of the front dyno-hub.

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Ken said:

State / city / distance / time of day / type of bike

Minnesota, Robbinsdale->Minneapolis (U of M), 8ish miles,
time of day varies from 7am to 9pm depending, and the
bike is an old steel Fuji something from a garage sale, $35.
(Un)fortunately my wife works at the U now too so we often
car pool, which cuts way into the biking.

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Ken said:

Just a little curious. If you commute, state / city / distance / time of day
/ type of bike

CA/Sunnyvale <-> Milpitas/~25miles Roundtrip/~8AM;~6PM/Road bike

+ravi

Ken said:

Just a little curious. If you commute, state / city / distance / time of day
/ type of bike

I have two routes: 12 miles or 16 miles (one way distances). I commute
from Lexington, MA to Cambridge, MA. I can ride on a great bike path
for about 8 of those miles. I typically leave the house around 7:30
(give or take) and get to work around 8:20. I leave work around 5pm
most days. I ride a road bike with 23mm tires, Look pedals.

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Just a little curious. If you commute, state / city / distance /
time of day / type of bike

Ken

I ride over to my son's place and accompany him to work. Vancouver BC,
40k, 5:45am, fixie.

Ken said:

Just a little curious. If you commute, state / city / distance / time of day
/ type of bike

I win for shortest distance. Pennsylvania / Bethlehem / Round trip: 3
miles / various bikes

Bike #1 Schroeder track bike, with brakes (nice days)
Bike #2 Montain bike w/ fenders and studded tires (snow/ice)
Bike #3 Old Frejus road bike with Nexus 7-speed (rain)

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Minnesota / Minneapolis-Golden Valley / 11 miles / 7 AM and 5 PM / 1992
Schwinn Tempo roadie w/ 105 stuff, SPD pedals, Cinelli Contact bars and
a sh1tload of LEDs.

Ken said:

Just a little curious. If you commute, state / city / distance / time of day
/ type of bike

Monroe Twp, to MIddletown NJ (20 miles one way)
Raod bike with trailer
Morning 7 AM
Evening 6 PM

Why do bike commuters almost always give 1 way mileage? :-)

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Neil Cherry wrote:
Why do bike commuters almost always give 1 way mileage? :-)

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Seriously, I think it's because the basic unit of measurement is "the
ride." And commuting generally involves two rides, not one.

RichC

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Just a little curious. If you commute, state / city / distance / time of
day / type of bike

I ride from Bountiful, Utah (Bench) to Salt Lake City, Utah - No I am not
Mormon!!!

Distance is 7.5 miles each way... Speeds upto 40mph for the first 1.7 miles
down the hillside at 2:00pm. Takes 25 minutes to get to work.

Return trip is 7.5 miles, the last 1.7 miles is an average 12-15% grade up
hill, and the trip home averages 45 minutes. This is at 2:00am, and is a
nice and cool ride at that time of night. I use the blinkies, and also wear
a neon jacket for safety at night.

My bike is a Kona Dew Deluxe Hibred, that has been perfect for my type of
commute!

....steve

rdclark said:

Neil Cherry wrote:
Why do bike commuters almost always give 1 way mileage? :-)

Quoted message said:

...commuting generally involves two rides, not one.

I think it's because lots of us can multiply by two. ;-)

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Seriously, I think it's because the basic unit of measurement is "the
ride."

When I don't do my commute by the same route out & back, it's usually
because there's a recreation ride built in. In that case, the
recreation part can be anything from one extra mile to 15 extra miles!

- Frank Krygowski

Ken said:

Just a little curious. If you commute, state / city / distance / time of day
/ type of bike

Youngstown, Ohio, 7 miles each way, time varies greatly with teaching
schedule (currently riding in about noon, riding home about 9 PM), but
only two or three days a week. Part-time summer.) Bike is a 1972
Raleigh Super Course with perhaps two components still original.

- Frank Krygowski

Ken said:

Just a little curious. If you commute, state / city / distance / time
of day / type of bike

I don't really commute because I work from home, but I probably do 40-50 miles a
week running errands and poking around. In the dead of winter when the roads
are bad I probably do half that. This is in addition to my "real" riding.

Matt O.