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Interesting article I wonder how many people here bike to work and how long of a bike ride is usually for them?(Miles/Minutes)

yummyfajitas 18y ago
I do about 9 miles each way (124 blocks down, plus crosstown) in Manhattan. It takes about 30 minutes if I'm in a rush, 40-45 otherwise. There are some hazards, however: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUkiyBVytRQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUkiyBVytRQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vW36qt1SbE&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vW36qt1SbE&feature=relat...
- delano 18y ago
  Were you there? Were the NYPD picking out people at random?
  - yummyfajitas 18y ago
    I was, even got a ticket to prove it. I'm just a random participant, so I guess they are picking random people. According to veterans of this event, the cops have been holding a grudge since 2004. Several of them lost their jobs due to committing perjury in the aftermath of the Republican Convention ("he was resisting arrest!"), and they aren't happy about that.
  - noonespecial 18y ago
    It was a bad deal, the cop basically picked a guy out and assaulted him, then filed a completely false report accusing him of starting it. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0729081bike1.html http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0729081bike1... Its good that no one was seriously hurt and that this fool's true color showed early before he could do any real damage. They can't all be heroes, I guess. That's what makes the ones that are special. This joker was probably hiding in the broom closet on 9-11.
SwellJoe 18y ago
I don't bike to work (it wouldn't make sense to bike from my bedroom to my home office), but I sold my car when I moved to the valley, and so bike everywhere else. I bike about 5 miles from the train station to Golden Gate park for the twice a month startup kickball games (50 minutes to get there, as it's all uphill, and 20 minutes to get back--hills in San Francisco make a huge difference in transit time), and 4 miles over to Google for dinner once a week or so (10-15 minutes), and about 4 miles for all shopping excursions (10-15 minutes). It's been a great experience, and I almost never miss my 350Z.
- graywh 18y ago
  Really? Never? What's wrong with you?
  - silentbicycle 18y ago
    Some of us bike to our desks. ;)
a-priori 18y ago
I bike to work, and have for most of my past jobs too. My current job is 7.5km/15-20 minutes away. Reading this article makes me want to become a bike messenger myself (I'm not far from Toronto, actually), and maybe do freelance coding on weekends.
silentbicycle 18y ago
I do, as do several coworkers. It's only about a mile for me, at the moment, but I've done ten each way before. (I often take the long way home, now. A mile is nothing. Living right by downtown is nice, though.) Biking to work (or going to a gym, etc., etc.) regularly hits many of the same points the author addresses: You will be generally happier and have more energy (both physical and mental) if you get exercise regularly. Fact. (Also, it works better if you pick fun exercise, because you'll actually do it.) It isn't practical in some cities / for some people, but if you can, give it a try.
bmj 18y ago
Currently my commute is 6 miles each way. I do it year 'round. I've been bike commuting for the last 8 years. My max commute, by the way, was nearly 20 miles each way, thanks to an unexpected office move. That lasted about two months...
pchristensen 18y ago
I just started biking to the commuter train station (it's just the beginning of a 90 min one-way). It's 3.25 miles and I do it in about 16-18 minutes (exact minutes matter when you're catching a train). The train ride gives me a chance to air out before work, so the summer weather hasn't been too bad. Chicago winter should be fun :).

yummyfajitas 18y ago

I do about 9 miles each way (124 blocks down, plus crosstown) in Manhattan. It takes about 30 minutes if I'm in a rush, 40-45 otherwise. There are some hazards, however: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUkiyBVytRQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUkiyBVytRQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vW36qt1SbE&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vW36qt1SbE&feature=relat...

delano 18y ago
Were you there? Were the NYPD picking out people at random?
- yummyfajitas 18y ago
  I was, even got a ticket to prove it. I'm just a random participant, so I guess they are picking random people. According to veterans of this event, the cops have been holding a grudge since 2004. Several of them lost their jobs due to committing perjury in the aftermath of the Republican Convention ("he was resisting arrest!"), and they aren't happy about that.
- noonespecial 18y ago
  It was a bad deal, the cop basically picked a guy out and assaulted him, then filed a completely false report accusing him of starting it. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0729081bike1.html http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0729081bike1... Its good that no one was seriously hurt and that this fool's true color showed early before he could do any real damage. They can't all be heroes, I guess. That's what makes the ones that are special. This joker was probably hiding in the broom closet on 9-11.

SwellJoe 18y ago

I don't bike to work (it wouldn't make sense to bike from my bedroom to my home office), but I sold my car when I moved to the valley, and so bike everywhere else. I bike about 5 miles from the train station to Golden Gate park for the twice a month startup kickball games (50 minutes to get there, as it's all uphill, and 20 minutes to get back--hills in San Francisco make a huge difference in transit time), and 4 miles over to Google for dinner once a week or so (10-15 minutes), and about 4 miles for all shopping excursions (10-15 minutes). It's been a great experience, and I almost never miss my 350Z.

graywh 18y ago
Really? Never? What's wrong with you?
- silentbicycle 18y ago
  Some of us bike to our desks. ;)

a-priori 18y ago

I bike to work, and have for most of my past jobs too. My current job is 7.5km/15-20 minutes away. Reading this article makes me want to become a bike messenger myself (I'm not far from Toronto, actually), and maybe do freelance coding on weekends.

silentbicycle 18y ago

I do, as do several coworkers. It's only about a mile for me, at the moment, but I've done ten each way before. (I often take the long way home, now. A mile is nothing. Living right by downtown is nice, though.) Biking to work (or going to a gym, etc., etc.) regularly hits many of the same points the author addresses: You will be generally happier and have more energy (both physical and mental) if you get exercise regularly. Fact. (Also, it works better if you pick fun exercise, because you'll actually do it.) It isn't practical in some cities / for some people, but if you can, give it a try.

bmj 18y ago

Currently my commute is 6 miles each way. I do it year 'round. I've been bike commuting for the last 8 years. My max commute, by the way, was nearly 20 miles each way, thanks to an unexpected office move. That lasted about two months...

pchristensen 18y ago

I just started biking to the commuter train station (it's just the beginning of a 90 min one-way). It's 3.25 miles and I do it in about 16-18 minutes (exact minutes matter when you're catching a train). The train ride gives me a chance to air out before work, so the summer weather hasn't been too bad. Chicago winter should be fun :).