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How many miles is your commute? ((read the OP before responding please, hunny-bunnies))

There seem to be a lot of discussions about gear, clothing, winter riding that don't take into account the sort of commutes people have; i.e. advice that applies to someone who rides 15 miles each way may not be useful to someone who rides 3 miles.  So I thought I'd propose that people add the (one-way) distance of their daily commute, or their most typical one-way distance for regular 'utility' (rather than social/fitness/recreational) rides after their user name and see if it helps, or at least provides a little added interest...

 

 

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on January 3, 2013 at 6:36pm

Aren't you going to congratulate me for going gold master?

Michelle Stenzel said:

Ha ha, now I understand the h' 1.0 from the other thread. I thought it was a new and improved version of Howard for the new year!

Mine is about 2.5 to 3.5 miles, depending on how far I go out of my way to avoid traffic, wind, etc.

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on January 3, 2013 at 7:22pm

Maybe the new and improved Chainlink will let us easily convey all of this information and then we can easily ignore one another if the posting person does not fit the right mold.  Or not.  I ride an upright hybrid very slowly, but I know I have learned a lot from you fast road bike riders who don't even know you have passed me! :D  I think I will leave my mileage in my name for a while.

Duppie 13.5185km said:

We should also add:

- What type of bike you ride (road/hybrid/upright).

- What style of rider you are (skinny jeans hipster/spandex-clad Lance wannabe/cycling chic aficionado)

- What kind of clothing you prefer (made in China/made in the USA/made anywhere in between)

That way we can add truly customized advice when people ask what to wear.

Tricolor said:

We should also include where we ride, as well, since the conditions may be more start-stop and the weather/wind will vary as well.  Maybe allow those awful signatures that make other forums an exercise in misery to read.

Permalink Reply by Joe Guzzardo on January 3, 2013 at 11:05pm

Hmmm, I'm a software geek, so when I'd read h' 1.0, I first assumed he was referring to release 1.0. Everything prior to that was pre-release. Now, major releases generally have a lot of cool new features but tend to be buggy. I'm gonna wait till h' 3.1.4159 (or higher) is available.

Permalink Reply by We all have an inner Beast... on January 4, 2013 at 12:08am

You should wait until version 3.14...... ("pye" - didn't want to finish that one...not that we could), and as I typed I noticed you were on your way there. Good one. LMAO !!!)

 

 

Respectfully,

 

Manny
 
Joe Guzzardo said:

Hmmm, I'm a software geek, so when I'd read h' 1.0, I first assumed he was referring to release 1.0. Everything prior to that was pre-release. Now, major releases generally have a lot of cool new features but tend to be buggy. I'm gonna wait till h' 3.1.4159 (or higher) is available.

Permalink Reply by Michelle S on January 4, 2013 at 7:14am

Yup, all ready to be unleashed to the world.
 
h' 1.0 said:

Aren't you going to congratulate me for going gold master?

Michelle Stenzel said:

Ha ha, now I understand the h' 1.0 from the other thread. I thought it was a new and improved version of Howard for the new year!

Mine is about 2.5 to 3.5 miles, depending on how far I go out of my way to avoid traffic, wind, etc.

Permalink Reply by Duppie on January 4, 2013 at 8:24am

On days like this, with a strong headwind, I wish my commute wasn't 13.5185 km but a lot shorter like 8.4 miles

Permalink Reply by Beans on January 4, 2013 at 11:50am

Done.

Permalink Reply by Andrew Bedno on January 4, 2013 at 2:17pm

Can't exactly apply this working at home, but I love the idea.

Permalink Reply by Madopal (16.5 mi) on January 4, 2013 at 4:13pm

I ride approximately 6879 Tron arcade cabinets to work, laid down end to end.

Permalink Reply by Madopal (16.5 mi) on January 4, 2013 at 4:15pm

Fixed that for you.  h' 1.0 is a force to be unleashed, indeed. :)

Michelle Stenzel said:

Yup, all ready to be unleashed to on the world.
 
h' 1.0 said:

Aren't you going to congratulate me for going gold master?

Michelle Stenzel said:

Ha ha, now I understand the h' 1.0 from the other thread. I thought it was a new and improved version of Howard for the new year!

Mine is about 2.5 to 3.5 miles, depending on how far I go out of my way to avoid traffic, wind, etc.

Permalink Reply by John B 8.5 on January 4, 2013 at 4:36pm

To my old job, it was 8.5.  I'm about 2 blocks further away in my new job but haven't paced it out on the bike computer as of yet.

Permalink Reply by Megan B on January 4, 2013 at 5:07pm

It's interesting to see who has similiar commutes.  I take pride in being able to list 9 now, but I wish I could still list 3.5 like when I lived in WP a few years ago - much quicker commute!

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