.....lots of traffic by car...but looks like you are still content on bike riding to work. It will be an adjustment from your former job and bike route. Hope it's not too late when you get home. Stay safe out there. Love ya (M&D)
@@TheCommutist Life is good, I've survived all the various apocalypses that have consumed the known universe so far. I've been really enjoying my new gravel bike, getting full coverage fenders was probably the best timed cycling upgrade in history given the weather we've had this winter.
My solution was to pick where I wanted to live based on the commute. I don’t think id have much energy for work if I rode 30 miles. And then I’d have no time to spend with family if I spent another 2 hour riding home after work.
I have a question: is it 60 miles (96.5 km) each way or both ways total? I sometimes - when the schedule and weather allows it - go to university by bike. It is 93 km (57.7 miles) one way, which means that I don't do both ways in one day. I have tried but since it is at least 8 hours of cycling for the ~180km it is not practical…
Round trip. It’s 30-32 (depending on route) per direction, down from 45 each way from my last job. And yeah, that would be rough! Do you ride a road bike when you commute?
@@TheCommutist I have a gravel bike with slicker road bike-like tyres. They are broader and are more forgiving when crossing railways and tramtracks. I have a smallish backpack with my laptop and a change of clothes/towel inside. Additionally I have shoes that are suitable for the rest of the day.
Yeah. I go back and forth between my road and gravel bike. Gravel is definitely more convenient because of the shoe situation. I could change out my road bike pedals but I race that bike and don’t want to keep switching out the pedals. The gravel bike also has the option to throw on a rack and panniers for when I need to carry more than is comfortable in the backpack
.....lots of traffic by car...but looks like you are still content on bike riding to work. It will be an adjustment from your former job and bike route. Hope it's not too late when you get home. Stay safe out there. Love ya (M&D)
Great to see you bouncing back after the shake-up earlier this year!
Thanks! How have you been?
@@TheCommutist Life is good, I've survived all the various apocalypses that have consumed the known universe so far.
I've been really enjoying my new gravel bike, getting full coverage fenders was probably the best timed cycling upgrade in history given the weather we've had this winter.
My solution was to pick where I wanted to live based on the commute. I don’t think id have much energy for work if I rode 30 miles. And then I’d have no time to spend with family if I spent another 2 hour riding home after work.
Makes sense. That wasn’t an option for me. I can’t afford to live closer. As it is, my place is too small for all the kids (and dogs)!
@@TheCommutist yes, I suppose I have the luxury of being young and without those responsibilities! I hope to keep it that way though 😊
I have a question: is it 60 miles (96.5 km) each way or both ways total? I sometimes - when the schedule and weather allows it - go to university by bike. It is 93 km (57.7 miles) one way, which means that I don't do both ways in one day. I have tried but since it is at least 8 hours of cycling for the ~180km it is not practical…
Round trip. It’s 30-32 (depending on route) per direction, down from 45 each way from my last job. And yeah, that would be rough! Do you ride a road bike when you commute?
@@TheCommutist I have a gravel bike with slicker road bike-like tyres. They are broader and are more forgiving when crossing railways and tramtracks. I have a smallish backpack with my laptop and a change of clothes/towel inside. Additionally I have shoes that are suitable for the rest of the day.
Yeah. I go back and forth between my road and gravel bike. Gravel is definitely more convenient because of the shoe situation. I could change out my road bike pedals but I race that bike and don’t want to keep switching out the pedals. The gravel bike also has the option to throw on a rack and panniers for when I need to carry more than is comfortable in the backpack