How far is your cycle to work?
- Thread starter I'm Simes
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I worked with a joiner aged 61 he rode stermy archer 3 speed for 30 mile each way.. He smoked like a chimney. weighed 7.5 stone. ate nothing but corned beef sandwiches...
He always looked forward to cycling to work & home again. in his time off he would hit the south downs with his third wife.. He told me in his youth he used to cover 1000's of miles a month just to get to and from work....
He was my hero....
He always looked forward to cycling to work & home again. in his time off he would hit the south downs with his third wife.. He told me in his youth he used to cover 1000's of miles a month just to get to and from work....
He was my hero....
Structaural
in Chatsubo
About 7 miles - though with todays wind it might as well have been 10 as it took an extra 15 minutes...fuck Dutch wind *shakes fist in the air*
robotsimon
New Member
This brilliant utility based on google maps allows you to plot a route with great accuaracy and tells you how far it is. To get to the uk, click 'more options' and an additional drop down box appears:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com
My journey is 6.5 miles there and 7 miles back.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com
My journey is 6.5 miles there and 7 miles back.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I don't understand that - I've found the right map - how do you plant markers on it to measure the distance?robotsimon said:
robotsimon
New Member
click ' start recording' then double click for each poitn you want to mark. It doesn't make it very clear does it?
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Nope, managed to work it out though - it's not particularly user-friendlyrobotsimon said:
It turns out that I cycle 2.7944 mile to work - almost three times the distance I thought it was
Hellsbells
World's best procrastinator
About 9 miles each way. Before I started cycling properly I used think that was an absoultely massive distance. But now it seems like hardly anything.
lighterthief
Well-Known Member
That's pretty neat.robotsimon said:
tommers
Currently in investor / advisor mode.
sir.clip said:
which couriers do 700+ miles a week?
3 - 400 yeah, but 700+?
Most couriers do about ten hours a day / five days a week.
so that'd mean 14 mph +, every hour, every day, with no time taken off for picking up / dropping off / having a drink / fixing a tyre / sitting around waiting for your controller to give you a job...
tommers said:
The ones that stay ahead of the pack i guess...
I met a veloblitz rider who reckoned he rode 700+... He was crackers..
But I belive he was also a distance rider/ team rider & the miles at the weekends where included in his 700 mile + claim...
I also heard Bob Byers of canada was a mile eater.. that could be legend though...
tommers said:ah... well if you're including weekend rides then he could be right. It's just that my lasting memory of couriers is that they don't half like to bullshit.
Actually just spoke to a friend & it was a Flash rider. not veloblitz..
I dont think they talk nonsense them fellows & ladies from switzerland..
some U.K riders.. yeh..
But the swiss.. they actually put the hours in the saddle...
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I'm Simes said:
That's odd I live in Croydon and it's only 9 miles each way to Waterloo. 45 mintes by bike.
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
Mine's only 6 miles (Brixton to Russell Square) but gaijinboy does 12 miles each way (Brixton to Sidcup). For about two years though I did Brixton to Chiswick which was just shy of 10 miles - but a really nice ride.
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
quite agree... my 10 miles took in Battersea park and quite a lot of riverside. But gaijinboy's is mostly around the south bloody circular ... 
That bit down Brownhill road out towards Sicup is horrendous. He loves it though... 
(mainly I think 'cos he can go very very fast indeed - which scares me a bit)
That bit down Brownhill road out towards Sicup is horrendous. He loves it though... (mainly I think 'cos he can go very very fast indeed - which scares me a bit)
Paulie Tandoori
shut it you egg!
Mines about a 10 mile round trip altho i also use my bike for work related jaunts as well when i can (even tho the bastards don't pay me anything towards this 
). Nice back roads most of the way, otherwise, i could probably knock a mile or two off.
). Nice back roads most of the way, otherwise, i could probably knock a mile or two off. Mine is 7.5 (15 total) Streatham Common to London Bridge.
Totally agree with what someone else said- when I started it seemed like a really long way and wasn't sure I'd be able to do it and get any other excercise in. Now barely 4 months later I love it, and cycle back home after 3 hours of kung fu twice a week. I'm such a fan of cycling these days- almost enough to make me move to Croydon so I can rock I'm Simes' commute.
Actually, no, Croydon is shite.
Totally agree with what someone else said- when I started it seemed like a really long way and wasn't sure I'd be able to do it and get any other excercise in. Now barely 4 months later I love it, and cycle back home after 3 hours of kung fu twice a week. I'm such a fan of cycling these days- almost enough to make me move to Croydon so I can rock I'm Simes' commute.
Actually, no, Croydon is shite.
Termite Man
zombie flesh eater
about 9 miles there and back ( I go a different route home for a chanfge of scenery ) Herne Hill -> Sloane Square through clapham/battersea on the way out and vauxhall/stockwell on the way back .
