Originally Posted by
mcours2006
I think being living close to work trumps everything else. You have the option of taking the short route or the long one.
Living far from your work, you only have one option--the long route, and while that might sound appealing on morning when you're feeling strong, when you're feeling sluggish or when it's -30, or raining, or snowing, or wind from hell, you'll be glad you don't have far to go…
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
+1 agree. For me, a ride should be at least 10 miles long, and my straight, shortest commuting routes are 14 miles. A “long” ride is at least 40 miles, IMO.
One reason I consider my commuting situation so great is that whereas I’m 14 miles from work, I have the alternative of a Commuter Rail, about one mile from home, with a station about 500 yards from work. So if I cycle, I
have to do the distance, but have a nice alternative (besides driving a car), subject to the train schedule and delays.
Not to brag, but to illustrate the possibilities.
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
I think of my commute in terms of satisfaction:
Cycling >>>>>Train>>>>>>>>>>>>>Driving,
But another dimension is time:
Driving>>>>>>>>>Train (scheduling)>>>>Cycling.
Then there’s Focus (concentration):
Cycling>>>>>>>>>Driving>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Train