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Actually, I only ask because I want to know the feasibility of commuting one or two days a week with a dedicated street bike. I can run three hours straight so I figure I will be able to bike an hour or two straight (after a brief period of muscle adaptation) just looking to get a rough ballpark so I would know how insane the concept is. My basic theory is this: I currently spend 1 hour total commuting per day/give and I like to run an hour or more every night. Biking to and from work would take more total time commuting but might only add a few total extra cardio minutes. Ideally, I would like to get to work in under an hour but the ride is exactly 23 miles, flat terrain. So I figure realistically 90 minutes give or take. But who knows. I do know that 1-hour of non-competitive cycling burns 200W which is 860 calories which is a steak dinner so 3 hours, technically, would be better than 2 but two would leave me net-par timewise : )
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I ran two marathons last year. During my training phases, I commuted to work twice a week on the bike. My route is 12 miles, one way, which takes me 45-50 minutes. Bike muscles and running muscles are distinctly different, but the two do help each other.
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Actually, I only ask because I want to know the feasibility of commuting one or two days a week with a dedicated street bike. I can run three hours straight so I figure I will be able to bike an hour or two straight (after a brief period of muscle adaptation) just looking to get a rough ballpark so I would know how insane the concept is. My basic theory is this: I currently spend 1 hour total commuting per day/give and I like to run an hour or more every night. Biking to and from work would take more total time commuting but might only add a few total extra cardio minutes. Ideally, I would like to get to work in under an hour but the ride is exactly 23 miles, flat terrain. So I figure realistically 90 minutes give or take. But who knows. I do know that 1-hour of non-competitive cycling burns 200W which is 860 calories which is a steak dinner so 3 hours, technically, would be better than 2 but two would leave me net-par timewise : )
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I see. I used to live about 6 miles from work, however that was if I were to take a car. If I were to take bike trails, my commute was 8.5-10 miles one way depending if I took shortcuts or not. I did that 8.5-10 mile biking commute for a while, however, truth to be told, it was exhausting, and I didn't do it too often. It usually took me 45-50 minutes to do 10 miles on crushed limestone, which isn't too bad, but the rest of the stuff that went along with biking killed it for me. I had to change clothes more often, I had to shower at work, waste time locking up my bike, etc, all in all if I woke up at 4:45am, I'd be at my desk by around 6:30. That's almost two hours in the morning gone for a 45 minute bike ride. Repeat this in the evening, and much of your day is pretty much gone. Six months ago I moved a little closer to work with 2.2 mile commute and I've been biking to work right until the last week of December. The actual biking part only took me 8-9 minutes, however, even then it still took me almost an hour from the moment my alarm went off in the morning until I actually got to my desk. The other 50 minutes were spent on brushing teeth, showering, changing, packing lunch, locking up my bike, walking to the building, etc, etc, etc... I'm not trying to dissuade you from biking to work, but you need to be aware that it probably takes more time and effort than you think. Especially with 23 miles one way. If you're in good shape you can probably do the biking part in 90 minutes. However, after you add in all the other stuff on top of it, I would guess it would take you 2 hours and 15 minutes before you wake up and actually get to your desk. And then you would also have to bike back, add two more hours for biking and showering for the second time in a single day. Since biking this much burns tons of calories, as you've noted, you will have to pack a really good lunch or two, otherwise you'll die on your way back. If I were you, I wouldn't do it any day except on Fridays when I'd know I wouldn't have to be at work next day. So I suggest starting there. If Fridays go well, then you can think of biking more than once a week.
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Commuting into London I used to average around 40 mph on a Guzzi Cali 1100. Which is definitely a road bike - it's no use on mud at all...
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So is it legal to drive a m/c between cars in London? It is in California.
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So is it legal to drive a m/c between cars in London? It is in California.
Depends. If the police are around, and you are going considerably faster than other traffic, and they stand a good chance of catching you, then no. Otherwise yes. Many UK police forces have a policy of "we don't chase motorcycles" because of the risks involved.
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Depends. If the police are around, and you are going considerably faster than other traffic, and they stand a good chance of catching you, then no. Otherwise yes. Many UK police forces have a policy of "we don't chase motorcycles" because of the risks involved.
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So it is not generally considered legal, but a lot of people do it. In California even the police motorcycles do it.
