Comments on: Bike Commuters in the News http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/03/07/bike-commuters-in-the-news/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: All types of bikes guy http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/03/07/bike-commuters-in-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-22489 All types of bikes guy Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:19:16 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2007/03/07/bike-commuters-in-the-news/#comment-22489 Geez, and I was thinking my 8 miles was going to be bad. I'm new to commuting, but not to biking. In the Mid-west, hardly anyone commute by bike and everyone is "car-dependant." But now, I'm wondering why I didn't do this earlier. I'm lucky, 4 of my 7 miles are on a bike path along a river. On the path is mostly joggers, so the scenery is good in nice weather. Think sports bras... Geez, and I was thinking my 8 miles was going to be bad. I’m new to commuting, but not to biking. In the Mid-west, hardly anyone commute by bike and everyone is “car-dependant.” But now, I’m wondering why I didn’t do this earlier. I’m lucky, 4 of my 7 miles are on a bike path along a river. On the path is mostly joggers, so the scenery is good in nice weather. Think sports bras…

]]> By: Mike in Florida http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/03/07/bike-commuters-in-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-21881 Mike in Florida Fri, 09 Mar 2007 02:07:39 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2007/03/07/bike-commuters-in-the-news/#comment-21881 Fritz--- you're right. 20 miles twice a day is not "extreme". When I started doing the commute, I was pretty well drained at the end of the day. Now I feel energized, but hungry. I think any more distance than that would be difficult, if for no other reason than time. I'm not a particularly fast rider, and my route is hilly(yes we have hills in Florida---short steep ones from nature AND developers with dump trucks), so it takes me anywhere from an hour and ten minutes to an hour and a half. Wind is my big variable here. So I'm spending 2.5 to 3 hours a day commuting. Any more than that and I would cease to have a life. :-) Fritz— you’re right. 20 miles twice a day is not “extreme”. When I started doing the commute, I was pretty well drained at the end of the day. Now I feel energized, but hungry. I think any more distance than that would be difficult, if for no other reason than time. I’m not a particularly fast rider, and my route is hilly(yes we have hills in Florida—short steep ones from nature AND developers with dump trucks), so it takes me anywhere from an hour and ten minutes to an hour and a half. Wind is my big variable here. So I’m spending 2.5 to 3 hours a day commuting. Any more than that and I would cease to have a life. :-)

]]> By: Fritz http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/03/07/bike-commuters-in-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-21809 Fritz Thu, 08 Mar 2007 05:17:49 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2007/03/07/bike-commuters-in-the-news/#comment-21809 I used to commute over 20 miles each day twice a day when I lived in Texas and Illinois. I don't know if the Texas heat or Illinois cold is worse. I don't think I really considered it extreme at the time. A friend of mine in Colorado bike commutes over 40 miles 3 days a week from Longmont to downtown Denver. He follows the route that <a href="http://www.masoner.net/bike/2005/03/longmont-to-denver-48-miles.html" rel="nofollow">I describe here</a>. I used to commute over 20 miles each day twice a day when I lived in Texas and Illinois. I don’t know if the Texas heat or Illinois cold is worse. I don’t think I really considered it extreme at the time.

A friend of mine in Colorado bike commutes over 40 miles 3 days a week from Longmont to downtown Denver. He follows the route that I describe here.

]]> By: Warren T http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/03/07/bike-commuters-in-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-21802 Warren T Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:29:26 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2007/03/07/bike-commuters-in-the-news/#comment-21802 You would be an "Ultra-Mega Extreme Commuter!" Oh wait, Florida, no snow. Looks like you're back down to Mega Extreme. You would be an “Ultra-Mega Extreme Commuter!” Oh wait, Florida, no snow. Looks like you’re back down to Mega Extreme.

]]> By: Mike in Florida http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/03/07/bike-commuters-in-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-21801 Mike in Florida Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:58:07 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2007/03/07/bike-commuters-in-the-news/#comment-21801 So, if 100 blocks 2x daily makes one an "Extreme Commuter", what does my 19 mile 2x daily make me? I appreciate the articles but it's frustrating when bike commuting is treated like such a freakish activity. So, if 100 blocks 2x daily makes one an “Extreme Commuter”, what does my 19 mile 2x daily make me? I appreciate the articles but it’s frustrating when bike commuting is treated like such a freakish activity.

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