Who has the longest commute here?

positron

Just wondering who has the longest bike commute to work here? Quick search didn't bring back anything like this in Cycling section, hence this thread.

I guess a relaxed definition of commute can be if you do it at least once a week (not once a month, or once in a blue moon etc ) I know jawgap does phenomenal distances, but is that the top?

My own is pretty lame really - just 1 mile x 2 - to the railway station and back.

Morgan

I'd say mine is the longest - five miles - EACH WAY!!!

I don't think anything longer is humanly possible.

Raam

Morgan wrote: »

I'd say mine is the longest - five miles - EACH WAY!!!

I don't think anything longer is humanly possible.

One day my commute was much longer when I got in and realised that I had left my pants at home and had to go back to get them.

positron

Morgan wrote: »

I don't think anything longer is humanly possible.

I bet there are some machines here amongst us - some sort of advanced version of 'internal digesting engines', and once attached to a bike, they just keeps going on and on..!

Lumen

ISTR there are some people on here with 50km commutes. Each way.

seamus

I'm 13km each way, which I understand is in the "longer than most" category, but nowhere near the "very long" category.

droidus

About 14.5k each way.

RobFowl

I think JawGap wins this one. AFAIK its 40k + each way.

wayne0308

2.78 km each way, it's going to be even shorter soon after I move house. Wish it was longer so at least I'd get a good work out from it. It'll be interesting to see some of the longer commutes that people do.

Raam

wayne0308 wrote: »

2.78 km each way, it's going to be even shorter soon after I move house. Wish it was longer so at least I'd get a good work out from it. It'll be interesting to see some of the longer commutes that people do.

You don't have to go the quickest route.

wayne0308

Raam wrote: »

You don't have to go the quickest route.

That is very true and I usually don't take the shortest route on the way home, unless I have to get back for some reason. But I'm a very lazy yoke in the morning so I tend to just try and leave as late as possible and get in as fast as I can. At least if it was longer I'd have no choice but make an effort in the morning also.

07Lapierre

50klm, 25klm each way. Where does that put me? second?

Vélo

07Lapierre wrote: »

50klm, 25klm each way. Where does that put me? second?

Me too. 25km each way.

c0rk3r

Glasnevin to swords -> 14.4km which takes 30-35minutes
The same journey on the bus takes at least 1hour. Jesus i hate the bus, the walk to the bus, paying onto the bus, the people on the bus, the journey on the bus and the walk from my stop to my job. Nice little monday afternoon moan there

mal1

Should the question be 'Who has the longest daily commute here?'. Just to be clear.

Highway_To_Hell

This topic was discussed before. I don't have the longest commute, but it is up there. Around 30km in and 40km home (visit my mum most evenings) all done on a fixie.

Jawgap

just to vary it a bit - who has the hardest commute?

I know I do a silly distance, but there's no hills to mention - so, anyone care to throw* their helmet** into the ring and claim the hardest commute?


*Don't throw it as much as gently place it on the ground - you don't want to crack it!

**Don't forget to pick your helment up afterwards - you should never cycle without this important piece of life-saving, world-changing equipment on your noggin:)

irishmotorist

RobFowl wrote: »

I think JawGap wins this one. AFAIK its 40k + each way.

Shaggit - that's good!

I'm 25km each way. Currently just doing Monday to Wednesday but thinking of upping it to another day now that winter's upon us.

Morgan

Raam wrote: »

One day my commute was much longer when I got in and realised that I had left my pants at home and had to go back to get them.

Jaysus, did you not feel the cold breeze on your legs?

Captain Havoc

During the summer I was cycling home most evenings. I only took the train to work because I'd end up smelling like a ***** :rolleyes:, 41.35kms

NeedMoreGears

Raam wrote: »

One day my commute was much longer when I got in and realised that I had left my pants at home and had to go back to get them.

I cunningly solved that problem by taking the train back in to work (with my pants of course).:D

Otherwise it's 22km each way for me - Malahide to City Centre via the Clontarf cycle track. Generally a very pleasant spin and quicker/more comfortable than the train.

penexpers

Not daily but I did 43.5km a few times during the summer.

CarlosK

I know I dont qualify at the min, but during the summer I commuted from Slane to Swords via N2 and Ashbourne etc... think it worked out at about 42km each way. I stopped as the N2 is just lethal. Potholes galore and many many truckers wanting to run you into a ditch. Plus the mornings are darker now which has completely put a stop to the madness. The N2 has plenty of hills and there always seems to be a headwind, both going to and coming from work. The climb up Slane hill from the bridge to the village used to finish me off. Usually spent the whole night recovering to start it all again the next day. I can only say fairplay to Jawgap for doing it year round once its safe on the roads, I wish I had the same determination.

positron

Some serious distances folks!! So, here's the table so far!

CarlosK - 84 km
Jawgap - 80 km
Highway_To_Hell - 70 km
07Lapierre - 50 km
Vélo - 50 km
irishmotorist - 50 km
NeedMoreGears - 44 km
Captain_Havoc - 41 km
droidus - 29 km
c0rk3r - 29 km
Seamus - 26 km
Morgan - 16 km
wayne0308 - 5 km
Positron - 3 km

Jawgap does more than 80 I suspect. Google Maps plots the distance around 46 kms each way.

thebourke

i cycle 10 km each way (20km total daily )from harold's cross to leopordstown...it take me roughly 35 minutes in the morning and less in the evening...

Beasty

Jawgap actually does about 50km each way, then sometimes takes a detour to add a bit more

I do about 23km in, and then usually take a longer route home, making my daily average about 57km, except when RobFowl gives me a tow and then adds a few local circuits on at the end.

Anyway, to add some more spice, who does the fastest long (say over 20km each way;)) commute.

I'm claiming 30.0kph over 800km in September (14 returns)

ednwireland

a whole 4km each way, going home is hard though according to the garmin is 12% (but not for long thankfully)

Guybrush T

I'm not sure if I count, because I only do it April-August when it's light enough in the mornings, and only a couple of times a week, but I cycle Navan-Leixlip (44km), which puts me just behind Jawgap.

yogipear

I do 25k each way (50k in total) and thought that was pretty good until i read some of the commutes here

Jawgap

I've three routes -

1. The most direct route works out about 50km each way (according to the Garmin) - straight down the old N1 to the city centre.

2. N1 to Swords then in via Malahide, Portmarnock & Sutton - 62.5km

3. Bettystown - Balbriggan - Skerries - Rush - Lusk - then as per route 2 - 73km - my favourite route but really only do-able during the summer.

at the moment, I'm coming in via Route 2 and home via Route 1, 3 times per wk, but with rugby having started back up I'm going to reduce it to twice per wk - the legs can't take a long commute on Friday, followed by two days of rugby, followed by another long commute!!!

CarlosK

Jawgap is surely well on top with those readings, I only did it occasionally over the summer, Jawgap (the nutter - no offence) does it every day!!! I've since wimped out of it. I take my hat off to him. Serious comittment. That goes for the rest of you lot travelling big distances. I'd love to be able to do it regularly.

CarlosK

Jawgap wrote: »

I've three routes -

1. The most direct route works out about 50km each way (according to the Garmin) - straight down the old N1 to the city centre.

2. N1 to Swords then in via Malahide, Portmarnock & Sutton - 62.5km

3. Bettystown - Balbriggan - Skerries - Rush - Lusk - then as per route 2 - 73km - my favourite route but really only do-able during the summer.

at the moment, I'm coming in via Route 2 and home via Route 1, 3 times per wk, but with rugby having started back up I'm going to reduce it to twice per wk - the legs can't take a long commute on Friday, followed by two days of rugby, followed by another long commute!!!

Christ lad... you're a machine !!! Arnie wouldnt get a look in

Jawgap

thanks for the compliment but based on what has happened on another thread I wouldn't go bandying the word "nutter" about:):):)

.......and in the spirit of honesty, I don't do it every day - I aim to do it 3 times per wk (Mon, Wed, Fri) with shorter commutes from Malahide. During the summer I was quite often doing it 4 yimes per wk and occasionally 5 times.

Quite frankly, I'm crap and I need the kms - esp having the read the weights being thrown around on the "What are you eating thread"

ktz84

I do 3 bike commutes a week.

Day 1 - Straight in and home which is 22km each way = 44km
Day 2 - Straight in (22km) and 48km home = 70km
Day 3 - Same as Day 2. = 70km

Pick the best 3 days of the week.

So total commute of 184km.

Tried 5 days but left me too tired to do my weekend rides and I like them too much to sacrafice them for the commute.

Jawgap

Beasty wrote: »

Don't tell anyone else, but he sometimes drives part of the way and parks up on the outskirts of town;).

As you can see I already admitted to that as you were posting!

Beasty

Jawgap wrote: »

As you can see I already admitted to that as you were posting!

And just to confuse everyone, I deleted my original post when I saw your "confession"

Around 7kms each way at the moment, soon to be 8-9kms each way with the new job.

G rock

12k each way, at least four days a week.

and was so proud of myself until i read the rest of this thread

levitronix

Mines nothing compared to that, knocklyon to leixlip 21.7km each way, dont think id cummute if it was longer than an hour, with 12 hour shifts the day gets a bit long, this morning was up at 5:10am to be out the door for 5:20am was a bit of a pain sometimes but its free training time for me. Take it handy on the way in but try work a it bit on the way home

asharkman

Jawgap wrote: »

thanks for the compliment but based on what has happened on another thread I wouldn't go bandying the word "nutter" about:):):)"

Sounds interesting, you got a linky?

JOHN_70

82km (41km each way) about 2-3 times a week in the summer.

levitronix

I think a cummute is no longer a commute when you have to bring a bottle and possibly some food haha

levitronix

If i was commuting like jawgap id need a bag full of food, not the usual spare cloths and rain gear packed in the ruck sack

Jawgap

asharkman wrote: »

Sounds interesting, you got a linky?

here you go........

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055946045

.......I double dare you to start a discussion on the use of the word "nutter":)

Jawgap

levitronix wrote: »

If i was commuting like jawgap id need a bag full of food, not the usual spare cloths and rain gear packed in the ruck sack

Luckily, we've decent facilities here so I can leave stuff in the office and go light.

I usually do the morning spin in a fasted state - having read an article about training fasted - but when I get in I usually have a bucket load of porridge, then snack for the rest of the day - the spin home in the evening is a running buffet of jelly sweets and cereal bars!

Beasty

Jawgap wrote: »

.......I double dare you to start a discussion on the use of the word "nutter":)

Triple dare ....

...

cdaly_

Only 14km each way for me.


Unless it's a training morning with maybe 60km...

NeedMoreGears

Beasty wrote: »

Anyway, to add some more spice, who does the fastest long (say over 20km each way;)) commute.

I'm claiming 30.0kph over 800km in September (14 returns)

Ok that's pretty fast.

I average around 28-29kph for the first 18km. Then city traffic slows me to around 20kph for an overall 27 or so.

Mutz

17.84km each way for me. Takes me roughly 45 mins. Only starting so hope to get the time down! My appetite has grown enormously!

levitronix

There in the summer i enjoyed my commutes a bit more espeicaly when i was coming off nights, quick spin home at 6 30am then swap bikes, meet the lads at 7 30 , then zombied out for the rest of the day and sat on the couch watching the tour

Crippens1

18.5Km each way but going to work I need to schlep over mount anville road in the first 2Km - fighting through the queue of SUVs at the school adds to the challenge. Do I win a prize?