I stopped doing the entire distance entirely by bike circa 2006; 2006 to 7/2008 (when I quit that job) I rode ~ 5 miles down a wooded bike path, caught an express bus across town on 66/Central, then rode 2-3 more miles. But I was 50 in 2005, and started feeling that pushing the anaerobic threshold for 16 to 20 miles (depending on taking a detour or not) and return in the evening made me feel tired all the time. Fixed gear, btw. I used to break 60 min clock running, morning and evening rush hours, through the middle of town (Central/Gold/Central) and the best time I recall for 16 miles was 54 minutes, clock running at all the stop lights along Central. I'd regularly beat the Route 66 bus: pass it at Gold and 2nd and keep ahead of it until just west of Central and Juan Tabo.
But even in full summer -- ~100F high today -- the humidity drops pretty low in the afternoon; it's 7:20 pm MT and it's 96 and 14%, highish, since the monsoon clouds are trying to break in. Mid June, 100*F and 5%. Far, far different than the east coast, where I've also lived. On Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 6:40 PM, Doug Hansford <dhansford1...@gmail.com> wrote: > That’s an impressive distance Patrick. I live in the hot and humid south > and would sweat pretty good with that long of a commute. > Doug > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 21, 2018, at 6:37 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > +1. I used to commute 15-20 miles each way, 7 miles of gradual climbing, > on everything, from $150 beaters to custom Rivendells; and with Rivendells, > from fully equipped 3X7s to a custom, stripped-down, lightweight custom Riv > Road gofast fixie. Fun whatever I was riding. > > That said, for the perfect single-purpose Rivendell cross-town commuter, > I'd consider a Sam Hill or a Roadini. > > On Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 2:11 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > >> I think practically every Riv would be great for that. >> >> >> On 07/21/2018 03:51 PM, Doug H. wrote: >> >>> I commuted off and on for a few months on a Surly LHT but sold it and >>> stopped commuting. I want to start commuting a few days a week again. My >>> commute is all asphalt and is 9 miles each way...a little hilly. Is there a >>> Riv that would be great for that or would any old Riv do? >>> Doug >>> >>> >> -- >> Steve Palincsar >> Alexandria, Virginia >> USA >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/rbw-owners-bunch/B3mLncHrhqY/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
