How long is your commute?

[SouthernBelle]

Mine is really short. When school is out (on fall break this week) I can take a route that is 2.5 miles. Next week I go back tothe 3.5 mile route. Oddly, that route goes right by the schools, but not the school bus stops. The bus stops are what cause the traffic problems for me.

[indigoiis]

I live 33 miles from Providence.

If I bike the whole thing, it takes about two hours. I go through five towns, from rural to urban. It's a cool transition!

If I bike to the bus, it takes 40 minutes to ride about 11 hilly miles to the bus stop, and the bus takes about a half hour.

I have a choice of four bus stops ranging from 5 miles away to 15 miles away. I usually do the one that is 11 miles away.

If I drive in, it takes about 35-40 minutes.

[Becky]

Bike: 10 miles, 40 minutes
Car: 8 miles, 15 minutes

Regretably, I've been doing much more car commuting than bike commuting. I'm burnt out with the whole idea, I think. Part of the commute has me sprinting on a secondary highway through a major highway interchange. Very stressful and not fun. Especially in the dark and/or during rush hour. I think that's much of my burn out right there....

Pardes, MD Avenue is part of my commute, and I can offer you some suggestions for cutting off the sections with no shoulders, on-street parking, and many traffic lights. PM me if you wish.

[kfergos]

I think we've been here before : http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...mmute+distance

My approximately 13.5-mile ride is 50 to 55 minutes each way in the summer, and anything from 1 to 2.5 hours in the winter, depending on ice and weather.

I almost never drive, but I seem to vaguely recall it taking about 20 minutes by car.

[Biciclista]

yeah, but we still love to talk about it.
4.5 miles to work, 4 miles home bike or car. 20 minutes to work, 30 to home.
can you say HILL?

[Aggie_Ama]

28 miles home by bike, the reason I have my husband drop me at work. 20 miles by car. 30 minutes by car, nearly 2 hours by bike. I have been toying with selling my commuter and just carpooling. DH loves bike commuting, for me it is hard work. I am tired when I get home, don't want to cook and I usually only have a couple hours before bed. Basically my whol day was work or riding home from work. The ride home is hilly and often in a headwind. I wouldn't mind just riding my Cannondale on sometimes and carrying a back pack. Having trouble justifying the $$$ I spent on the commuter.

[indigoiis]

My commute is long like yours, and I know the feeling about it being long and being tired at the end of it. This is why I only do the full commute only once or twice a week, and do a hybrid commute the other days. Burn-out comes easy at 60 miles a day.

Your commuter may not be the best bike for that commute. I find my road bike works better for the long commute - my Jamis Boca with saddlebags works better for the hybrid commute.

[GLC1968]

I am tired when I get home, don't want to cook and I usually only have a couple hours before bed. Basically my whol day was work or riding home from work.

I have this issue, too. When my life is jam-packed full of things to get done, it's really hard for me to justify 3 hours on the bike each day. I'm torn between feeling guilty for riding and feeling guilty for not riding!