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Age and commute distance?

Old 10-05-20, 12:06 AM
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I no longer commute but I had a 36 mile R/T commute that I rode off and on for about ten years. The last three years of working I used an e-bike. It was the same overall effort but it cut the travel time. It was easier to endure the rain so I rode more often.
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Old 10-16-20, 04:56 PM
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I went full time telework in 2017 at age 57. Before that my commute was nine miles each way. It took quite a while to get over how much I missed it.
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Old 10-19-20, 01:34 PM
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42 yo, i think it is 10 miles a day, from my home to work and back
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Old 10-22-20, 08:06 AM
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Age and Commute Distance

I am 39, and I commute about 6mi each way.

Do I get bonus points for riding from Brooklyn through to TImes Square/Port Authority ? (Probably the most hazardous pedestrian filled, bicycle unfriendly route I've ridden!)
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Old 10-22-20, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by moshin
I am 39, and I commute about 6mi each way.

Do I get bonus points for riding from Brooklyn through to TImes Square/Port Authority ? (Probably the most hazardous pedestrian filled, bicycle unfriendly route I've ridden!)
NO!!!! I did it from Brooklyn to 42nd/2nd Ave and it was not a hazard at all. I was on streets maybe 20% of the time, the rest being on bike lanes. I went up 1st and down 2nd, for TS/PA I'd take the west side greenway or 8th Ave up. It was 10 miles for me each way. Oh, I retired in 2019 so you won't see me on the road anymore.

I used the Manhattan Bridge to cross, which did you?

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Old 10-23-20, 09:10 AM
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Until the pandemic, I was commuting about five miles each way. I'm 59 years old. The longest bike commute I had was 13.4 miles each way. I didn't do it every day.
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Old 10-24-20, 11:47 PM
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92 years old and 55 miles each way.
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Old 10-25-20, 08:10 PM
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36 age, 34 miles round trip. At one point it was closer to 40 round trip but it limits how many days a week the knees will take. At this point I havent been able to crack 90 miles in a week.
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40. years old. 46 mile round trip commute.
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Old 11-07-20, 08:04 AM
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30, sometimes 20km round trip, sometimes 40km, pre Covid.
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I'm 44 years old and I have a 60 km (37 miles) round trip, although if I stick purely to bike paths, it's 70 km (43 miles). I am lucky to have dedicated bike paths (mostly unshared; there are pedestrian/jogging lanes beside them 90% of the time) to ride, so I don't have to worry about traffic too much.
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