I am impressed: 2 miles of 8% is no easy walk! Not to mention 35 miles. I'd want to do 35 miles on the bike and find another way for the return (I'd often take a detour one or both ways to add up to 10 miles for a total of 40 rt, but that wasn't something I'd do 5 days a week, week in and out. Age? I did this mostly between early '40s and early '50s, but by 53 I was copping out and catching the Express bus for the last 7 miles home. Now, I work at home and have to make errands for riding -- I find it easier to ride if I have a "practical" destination.
In my mid 30s I knew a BIA lawyer, younger than I, who once a week rode from his house in Gallup, NM to his office at the Navajo Nation capital of Window Rock, and that was only 30 miles. Once a week was all he could manage, and that only in summer. On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 7:28 PM, robert zeidler <zeidler.rob...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mine is about 35 miles one way. About 3500 ft of climbing coming home and > finishing with a 2 mile 8% hill. > Needless to say it doesn't happen more than 3 times a week. > > > On Sunday, May 20, 2012, PATRICK MOORE wrote: >> >> "Ideal commute." What is yours? >> >> Mine would be: ~ 10 miles one way, no big hills or regular winds >> outbound, some hills to climb on the return to make things >> interesting; much if not all on a wooded, paved and (at the commute >> times of day) little used bike path. >> >> [Aside: I was annoyed when I commuted 15-16 miles one way, outbound >> with 7 miles uphill, to find that my inbound, homeward times were no >> different from outbound. But I realized that this is a penalty of >> riding fixed: you don't make up a great deal of time on the >> downhills.] >> >> Segwaying: I differ from many in liking to ride -- well, "hard" is >> putting too much stress on it; let's say "energetically." OTOH, I also >> like short rides: I get bored after about an hour, usually -- must try >> to ride with others, more, for longer distance interest. IOW, my >> personal application of the "just ride" philosophy is to ride until I >> sweat and breath heavily, even if only for a 11 mile rt to the grocery >> store. >> >> Last week, an ideal day: 12 miles home to Mom's via Mom's PO; 11 miles >> Mom to home; 8.5 miles home to church for Council meeting; 8.5 miles >> church back home; total 40 miles (diligently tracked on Cyclemeter on >> my iPhone), of which 28 on the Fargo, the rest on the '03 Curt. >> >> On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 4:25 PM, jimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: >> > I haven't read the book yet. >> > >> > I've ridden bikes for more years than I admit, most of that was 'club' >> > type riding with friends. The focus was on fitness and speed. As I aged >> > that >> > became less fulfilling and I rode less and started avoiding the climbs. >> > Discovering Rivendell six or so years ago was the renaissance of >> > bicycling for me. These days I ride mostly for fun but try to maintain >> > 'century' fitness. I have an ideal commute and seldom drive to and from >> > work. I ride more than I ever did in my club/sport days and enjoy it more. >> > >> > From my perspective, Grant is on a worthy mission with 'Just Ride'. >> > >> > -JimD >> > >> > >> > >> > On May 19, 2012, at 9:56 PM, lungimsam wrote: >> > >> >> I have really enjoyed this book and learned alooooooot! >> >> I like the way Grant gives good ole' bike knowledge in simple, plain >> >> old English. >> >> Makes learning about, setting up, maintaining, and riding a bike fun >> >> again. >> >> >> >> I have been caught up in a whirlwind of modern race bike confusion for >> >> the last three years and just decided this 4th year of riding that I >> >> would ride for fun miles, and not care what my average speed is. I >> >> just ride for fun and commuting and enjoyment and to see the beauty of >> >> God's creation. I also escort my wife to work as she likes to commute, >> >> so there is even more time on the bike for fun. I love it! Bike riding >> >> is fun again! >> >> >> >> Later, I found the Rivbike site and read their velosophy on bike >> >> design and riding for fun, I was like "Yes, now this is what I'm >> >> talking about!". >> >> >> >> So when I saw the book was coming out, I was glad to buy one. I am >> >> almost done the book now, wish it could go on. I have been >> >> highlighting it all over and look forward to rereading it. Has so much >> >> great info in there. 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