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This seems like a terrible idea from a safety point of view. If commute time bothers you, move closer to work, or work closer to home. Use the extra time to b
by jlarocco 15y ago
This seems like a terrible idea from a safety point of view.
If commute time bothers you, move closer to work, or work closer to home. Use the extra time to blog.
Personally, I'd never work somewhere I couldn't bike to. Its significantly more fun than driving, and I never sit in traffic.
- ddorian43 15y agowhat about the sweat?
- dasil003 15y agoDon't go so fast? Get a gym membership and shower there? Get a coffee and relax for a few minutes before you go into the office?
- stretchwithme 15y agoI did this when there was a shower at the office and it works out fine. Of bigger concern is being run over by multi-taskers.
- peter_l_downs 15y agoI bike to work. Sometimes I can get sort of sweaty, but I bring my work clothes in a bag and change once I get there.
- bjxrn 15y agoDon't race to work, just ride. Sweat isn't a problem when riding at a calm pace unless you're either in really bad shape, or you have some medical condition which causes abnormal sweating.
- dionidium 15y agoThat's a silly thing to say. Here in St. Louis, for example, we have very hot, humid summers. It's not hard to break a sweat casually walking.
- bjxrn 15y agoFair enough, I hadn't considered extreme heat. So I'll change my assertion to: if you can walk without sweating, you can bike without sweating. Just to expand on my first comment: I live in the Netherlands. People here bike everywhere. They wouldn't do that if they got sweaty and had to take a shower every time they arrived somewhere.
- streptomycin 15y agoIn much of the country, it's not a big problem. I live in NJ and bike to work every day. It's rarely over 80 if I leave at 8am.
- K2h 15y agoWhat is the farthest distance you think is a reasonable commute on a bicycle?
- jlarocco 15y agoIt's a personal preference, really. Right now I ride 3.5 miles to work, and, when it's not snowing, usually 15-30 miles after work. I wouldn't mind 15 miles each way, but I'm not sure I'd do it in snow.
- bazzargh 15y agoCurrently doing 20 miles each way a day, usually just over an hour. I think this would be unreasonable for many people; but I'm happy to detour and make it even longer, it's a lovely rural route. I guess for most people though, however far they can comfortably ride in 30 mins is a reasonable commute, and this varies greatly with fitness. Due to the geography of where I am, there's no direct train or bus, and they take me longer than the bike. I do take the train in winter, to avoid commuting in the dark (again this is rural, so by dark I mean DARK)