Riding your bike to work

[odanny]

Anyone who has been part of a bike club probably has met someone like this. I know a guy who rides his bike to work 10 months of the year, I think he takes January and February off due to the cold and snow, but he sure as hell does not ride as far as this guy.

 

[shockedcanadian]

Anyone who has been part of a bike club probably has met someone like this. I know a guy who rides his bike to work 10 months of the year, I think he takes January and February off due to the cold and snow, but he sure as hell does not ride as far as this guy.

I rode 45 minutes each way for a very physical job, well past my prime. I lost an immense amount of weight. The work was so grueling that my body didn't want to each much, it was really unusual.

I can't imagine four hours. Will he have energy in reserve if a fire call occurs?

 

[WorldWatcher]

Most people may assume, you figure 4 hour commute to work, 4 hour commute home. 8 hour shift, 8 hours sleep. Not counting time for meals, etc.

However as a firefighter, if he works the typical Phenix FD schedule it's 24 hours on / 48 hours off with rotating shifts. So the 4 hour commute occurs every other day (one day to, the other day from), and of course they can sleep at the station unless called on a fire or rescue event.

But still 75 mile commute on a bike is impressive.

WW

 

[braalian]

I don’t like the idea of arriving to work all sweaty

 

[odanny]

I don’t like the idea of arriving to work all sweaty

They got showers. Plus it is 2:00 AM when he leaves, in desert, to get there.

He rides the long route to work (75 miles) and takes a shorter route home (50 miles) and the route home is likely the harder of the two, I'm guessing it has more climbing.

I know guys who can crank out a century and barely break a sweat.

 

[WorldWatcher]

I don’t like the idea of arriving to work all sweaty

They have sleeping facilities and showers I'm sure.

I doubt if he's biking in his Fire Fighter gear.

LOL

WW

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Our main home is in a small town.

My wife bikes to the theatre, the gym, to the pool, to the market, and so forth.

 

[leftwinger]

Way ahead of you. Did it for years. Some rode over SCZ mountains 35 miles from SJ after Loma Prieta.

As Brailin points out, you need showers, razor, locker. Hardest part was carrying shoes and clothes everyday in backpack. Flat tires on skinny 700 C roadbikes. Mountain bike much better but not as easy on roads.

Oh yeah, the real killer. Cars in CA. Dirty bike paths full of debris. If you can ride a canal dirt path or other 90% your odds of survival go way up.

And much much more.