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Dane Jackson wrote in message ...

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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.

It's always fun to run into Dane going the opposite way. It's not that
unusual going into work -- I have to be running a bit late to see him -- but
because of my early return, I rarely see him when we're both coming home. He
was heading home early that day on a fluke.

I remember one time I had an appointment on my side of the lake first thing,
and didn't head in to work until practically 11:00 AM. I was surprised to
see Dane coming the opposite way while riding in -- he also had some odd
thing that came up that caused him to be heading in late that day, too.

Then, there's this guy I see all the time on my way to work, coming the
other way. I've seen him for years -- sandy brown hair, varying facial hair
depending on the season, little round gold-rimmed glasses. Just one time
about a month ago, I was going into work relatively late -- around 10:00
AM -- and there he was on the bridge heading east. It made me wonder why
this just happened to be the time that we would pass each other about two
hours later than we normally would. It's one of those odd breaks in routine
that create coincidences that happen from time to time.

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Mike Latondresse wrote in message ...

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

That's painfully early. I just started this fall getting up at 6:00 AM, and
I'm barely surviving.

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I commute 18.5 miles each way--Homosassa FL to Hernando FL. I do it on a
Schwinn Peloton road bike, and it takes me 1hr 15 min to get to work, and 55
minutes to get home. It's uphill to the office. Yes, we have hills in
Florida.

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

That's painfully early. I just started this fall getting up at
6:00 AM, and I'm barely surviving.

Actually I need time to have breakfast and wake up so I get up at 4:45.

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

day

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/ type of bike

Ken

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Paris, France -> Paris, France 3km each way, fixie
or
Paris, France -> Paris, France 20 + km each way

Flextime

Vancouver, BC.

North Delta - to - Richmond and back.

6 AM start.

17km route (10+ miles)

3:30 PM return.

2 Major and 2 Minor grades. (in order of elevation/slope: Nordel Way, Alex
Fraser Bridge, 84th ave, Annacis On-ramp.)

Standing records: (to Richmond) 40:38 (return trip) 57:10

Commute to workplace takes avg. 22 mins by automobile (allowances made for
morning rush hour)

3 Bikes: 1."Freddy Fender" - a 35 to 40 pound 18 speed tank with fenders,
lights, bulletproof tires, etc. A hybrid that I only ride in the rain. 2.
"Black Beauty" - 24 speed hardtail for winter riding. 3. "The Italian
Job" - a 12 speed Marinoni that I ride when the weather's nice.

The unreachable goal: sub 30 min time (to work).

Grapevine Texas to Addison Texas 46 miles round trip (23 miles one way).
Three to five times a week depending on how bad the weather is, or if I have
errands I really have to run like doctor appointments and such..
I typically leave about 5:30AM in order to beat the rush hour traffic as I
have a 5 mile stretch that really danerously sucks at rush hour.
I also leave work at about 5:30 PM or later to run that 5 mile stretch after
rush hour (it takes a while to get there).
I am currently using a Windsor Tourist as the commuter bike, with Panniers
for stuff. I also have extra headlights and LED tailights on it as well.
I consider it a valuable blessing in that I actually have the opportunity to
commute by bike, as so many people just don't have the time to do it.
Plus we have a gym at work with his and her shower rooms too. Biking Heaven
so to speak. And I can keep my bike in my office too.
It takes me about 30-40 minutes longer by bike than by automobile. The car
traffic at rush hour is just atrochious. But by bike it is pretty nice.
Especially the early morning dawn ride into work. Of course currently the
late afternoon ride home after work sucks in the summer.
But that is good training for the Hotter N'Hell Hundred ride in late August.
🙂

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

Ken

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Ken said:

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

Ken

I commute from DC to Alexandria, VA. The one way distance is about 8.5
miles, although I often lengthen the distance on nice afternoons. I
leave home anywhere from 7-9. Flexible hours. I usually come home
after 6. I have a 2002 Specialized Sirrus for commuting.

Mon, 6 Jun 2005 08:46:56 -0700,
<[email hidden]>, "Claire Petersky"

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5. MY NEW BIKE IS HERE!!!

whoop! whoop!
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Mon, 06 Jun 2005 14:03:28 -0400,
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I win for shortest distance. Pennsylvania / Bethlehem / Round trip: 3
miles / various bikes

Well, I wake up, make make coffee, have a shower, and I'm there. Don't
even have to park bike. It never moved.
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Ken said:

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

Ken

Seattle, downtown to downtown. 3 miles round trip. (downhill both
directions!!)
Mountain bike. 12 hour shifts vary I'm on the road at about 4:30AM
and 5:30 PM

Ken said:

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

Ken

Illinois / Chicago / 5.8 miles each way / all times (late night if
there's some sort of even to go to / fixed gear

I commuted from south west Guelph a-a-l-l-l-l-l-l to east Guelph.

Not a long commute by any standards.

Distance: 8 km one way. Best time, more due to traffic, 13:03

Home->work was mostly down hill to the river and then flat.

Work->home was, not surprisingly, the opposite.

Working shifts I could be going either way in the morning or evening. Oh
how I feared the uphill climb, exhausted after a 12 hour shift.

I went for a stretch of over two years commuting every day - through
winter snow storms, spring showers, you name it. Then I overslept one day
and had to forgo the bike commute.

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Zoot Katz said:

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 14:03:28 -0400,
<[email hidden]>, "David L. Johnson"

Quoted message said:

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

Well, I wake up, make make coffee, have a shower, and I'm there. Don't
even have to park bike. It never moved.

Well your commute sucks! ;-) No time on the bike.

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Mon, 06 Jun 2005 22:41:48 -0500, <[email hidden]>,

Neil Cherry said:

Zoot Katz said:

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 14:03:28 -0400,
<[email hidden]>, "David L. Johnson"

Quoted message said:

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

Well, I wake up, make make coffee, have a shower, and I'm there. Don't
even have to park bike. It never moved.

Well your commute sucks! ;-) No time on the bike.

You wouldn't believe how many times I've been late..
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Mike Latondresse mikelat@no_spam_shaw.ca said:

"Claire Petersky" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Mike Latondresse wrote in message ...

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

That's painfully early. I just started this fall getting up at
6:00 AM, and I'm barely surviving.

Actually I need time to have breakfast and wake up so I get up at 4:45.

That's pretty much what I was doing during my
construction labour stint. I'm not sure my
riding then can be called "commuting" as it was
all within Vancouver proper, to a variety of
sites, and often to multiple sites within a day.
The furthest was on Belmont St, which I guess
is about 20 or 25 km from home (which is near
Main & 41st.) The closest was five blocks from
home. Other sites were at Powell & Gore,
Broadway & Alma, West 21st & Carnarvon, 8th & Oak,
and some others. I no longer had my computer, so
I didn't keep track of distances.

I need to savour a cup of coffee first thing
in the morning. And then another one.

Getting up early is one thing, turning in at
around 9:00 PM is quite another.

cheers,
Tom

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Ken said:

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

MA / Northampton - Amherst / 22-40 miles depending on mood
and route / 8-ish am to work; 6-ish pm to home / Trek 520.

SMH

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Ken said:

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

Ken

Daily, 24/7/365 (rotating shift), all weather, all temps, all year.
7.5 to 8.5 miles each way. St. Charles Il to Fermilab (batavia). Fox
River trail to Illinois Prairie Path Batavia spur, mostly.

I use either a disc brake hardtail MTB with Nokian 294 studs (winter) or
Nokian 2.4 [censored] quasi-slicks (wet weather or just because), or a 10 year
old Trek aluminum road bike (for fun). I tend to use the MTB more at
night.

Last year i commuted about 3K miles.

I'll be adding a 36" unicycle (a "coker"😉, to the commuting mix later
this summer. :-)

..max

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Mike Latondresse mikelat@no_spam_shaw.ca said:

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That's painfully early. I just started this fall getting up at
6:00 AM, and I'm barely surviving.

Actually I need time to have breakfast and wake up so I get up at 4:45.

That's about when i get up. i have my General Foods International
French Press Coffee Moment, putz around and hit the road at 7:00.

Depending on whether i'm riding with my slowpoke commuting buddies, i'm
at work by 7:30 or 7:45, changed, fresh and perky in time for morning
briefing at 8.

I keep a "sort of" extensive wardrobe at work, so i have a large
collection of fresh, ironed clothes to chose from each day, a strategy
i've tried to promote with other riders with varying success.

Riding in definitely gives me an attention/focus/alertness advantage
over pretty much all the non-riders in the morning.

..max

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

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/ type of bike

Ken

Summit county, CO / 5-7 miles one way depending on route / mostly leaving
for work at noon or later, mostly starting home 9PM or later. If I expect to
finish work after midnight I drive or use the bus.

Winter bike: mid '80s Stumpjumper w/ Nokian studded tires, SKS fenders,
mustache bars, Brooks B-17

Summer bike: touring bike, SKS fenders, 26 x 1.75" tires

Cateye LED headlight, LED headlamp, lots of LED taillights on me and the
bike.
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