100 km ride to work. is it doable?
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100 km ride to work. is it doable?
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Can my Aura 22 Author road bike handle 100 km a day commute and is it doable for a normal guy to ride 100 km a day to work.
thanks
Can my Aura 22 Author road bike handle 100 km a day commute and is it doable for a normal guy to ride 100 km a day to work.
thanks
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I'm pretty sure everyone in the commuter forum does this, so yes.
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Drive halfway, cycle the other half.
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When was the last time you cycled 100 km?
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I assume you have ridden 100km before, so you know how long it takes. Imagine riding the same way back after long day at work and you need to have a lot of time (and energy). Impossible? No. Practical daily? You have to try it out.
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I don't think I could do more than 15 miles (24km) each way on a daily basis, for a work commute. Others can and do ride longer every day, but that's my personal commute limit.
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Feeling froggy?
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That's another really good point. You would be spending every waking moment either working or cycling to/from work. That's not really a healthy lifestyle. Once a week? Okay. Not something you should aspire to do every day.
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Pete Penseyres (RAAM winner) at one time was reported as having a 120 mile round-trip commute but found it to be too long so he moved and shortened it to 65 miles. Is the OP planning a 100 km one-way or round-trip commute?
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one way per day, sure. ride to work, drive home. drive to work the next day, then ride home. repeat.
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Seems like a long commute for the OP but his bike can handle it just fine.
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You probably wouldn't have much of a life outside of commuting, working, and sleeping, but if that's what you want, it's possible.
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For how long? I can imagine doing it for a week or so, any "normal" person would be exhausted after that IMO.
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So: Monday- ride/drive
Tuesday-drive/ride
Wed.- ride/drive?
Thurs.- Drive/ride?
Friday-ride/drive?
That's 2 days a week getting off the bike at 8:00PM & back on at 6:00AM.
I'd last about a week.
Maybe ride one way T/Th or possibly M/W/F...
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When I lived on Long Island I started the season with 20 mile commutes and worked my way up to 60 miles by August.
Not enough daylight when the days start to get shorter. Lights have come a long way since then.
Monday morning I drove to work, left a car there and drove home Friday evening.
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Not enough daylight when the days start to get shorter. Lights have come a long way since then.
Monday morning I drove to work, left a car there and drove home Friday evening.
-Tim-
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100km is about 62 miles, or if RT, about 31 miles each way.
I'm not working on a regular schedule. Sometimes I'll do well with a good day's work with a 2x16mile day. And frequently commute around town 20 to 50 miles or so RT.
So, the 62 miles is surely doable, but it is a heck of a long ride.
If you can average 15 MPH (25 KPH), for the trip which is a pretty snappy pace for a 31 mile commute, you could do it in about 2 hours each way, or 4 hours a day on your bike.
Or course, it also depends on terrain. Personally I slow down in the evening, so perhaps 2 hours in the AM, and 3 in the PM.
Anyway, it pushes the limits of what most seasoned riders would attempt while also working, but not to impossible.
Of course, if it was 200km (120 miles a day), that would be a whole different story
Read about Miles Smith.
https://cyclingtips.com/2015/05/mile...e-year-record/
Apparently he used to commute about 150 km a day, before taking off for the Highest Annual Mileage Record Attempt (not successful, but he had an impressive start).
Your bike can surely do the ride, and would be a good bike to use. It will, of course, need periodic maintenance, and if time is tight and you're lacking commuting alternatives, then a spare bike would also be helpful.
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More importantly, make sure there is a shower the work end. You’ll also need a locker for a change of clothes.
Headwinds/rain/steep hills = take the train or bus.
Headwinds/rain/steep hills = take the train or bus.
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I used to know a bloke who commuted over 50 km each way, every day - I think it was closer to 70 km. Needless to say, he was seriously fit, had been doing it for years and (this may not be relevant), used a recumbent. I think you'd need a well tuned, good quality bike to do it for the simple reason that you will need it to be reliable day after day for long distances.
You're biggest issue would be time, especially if you work an 8 hour day - you'd quickly find that all you're doing is riding, working and sleeping.
You're biggest issue would be time, especially if you work an 8 hour day - you'd quickly find that all you're doing is riding, working and sleeping.
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The most I've done (in a commute) was a 70 km round trip.
It took me about 1.5 hours to cover the 35 km there ... and of course, 1.5 hours back.
Plus I worked 8.5 hours.
Total: 11.5 hours.
I did it anywhere from 1-3 days a week during the summers, and I drove the rest of the time.
Since I did long distance cycling (training and events) on the weekends, any more than 3 days was too much ... even 3 days was a bit much and I only did that a few times. However, if I could have taken the weekends off cycling, 3 days a week would have been all right.
It took me about 1.5 hours to cover the 35 km there ... and of course, 1.5 hours back.
Plus I worked 8.5 hours.
Total: 11.5 hours.
I did it anywhere from 1-3 days a week during the summers, and I drove the rest of the time.
Since I did long distance cycling (training and events) on the weekends, any more than 3 days was too much ... even 3 days was a bit much and I only did that a few times. However, if I could have taken the weekends off cycling, 3 days a week would have been all right.
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100km a day . . . that 50/50?
really, why you rides that far? even for commuting, that way too long. Let's alone race pace that could be done in less than 3 hours assume no red-light/traffic, commuting pace would be like 6 hours!
Why would you spending half a day riding to work, that just way too exhausted.
Just hit the engine, you have work, you could enjoy rides later at weekend! don't waste your time (and life) just for cycling (if you are not professional racer).
really, why you rides that far? even for commuting, that way too long. Let's alone race pace that could be done in less than 3 hours assume no red-light/traffic, commuting pace would be like 6 hours!
Why would you spending half a day riding to work, that just way too exhausted.
Just hit the engine, you have work, you could enjoy rides later at weekend! don't waste your time (and life) just for cycling (if you are not professional racer).
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No kidding. It can be done, but what do you want to spend your life doing? If the OP is really into it and in the groove at that time in life, it could be done. Not knowing type of work and showering at work possibilities.