EPISODE #158
Something I’ve had on the back burner for a while, let’s stop being lazy and ride my bike to work rather than driving the 52km round trip. For obvious reasons liking helping the planet and all that but also I come up with my list of pros and cons. This was my first time doing this, but it won’t be my last…
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I commute weather permitting round trip 36 miles across the New Forest. I hang my stuff on a hanger and it drys out during the day. I do it in zone 2. Find the morning ride lovely but the afternoon one not so lovely due to increase in traffic. I wear a kind of waist bag like a webbing belt used by mountain bikers it doesn't make your back sweaty and you hardly notice it. I bought a cheap RC120 (now modified) which I can lock in the bike shed and not worry about. Pot holes biggest problem !
If you think it's a little awkward then think about commuting during winter in the UK 😂.
I commute to work now and again. Just need to plan ahead leave a spare uniform at work the day before and leave my toe protectors shoes also as they are heavy. Can have a shower at work and wash kit in shower as it should be dry after a 12 hour shift.
I’d rather your commute haha I’ve started doing Braintree to London Bridge with an 8kg bag while we have the nice weather
I commute to work. Keep spare jersey in my office space, have to make do with the cold dampish bib shorts 😂
Great video as always Thomas 🚴♂️👏
Also how’s your Portuguese coming on 😀
Planets aligned when I witnessed the Cycling Tatooist cycling to work as a Tatooist….
I bet it feels good and a dead cert way to get a strong base fitness…
I didn’t spot any potholes 👍
I bought a race pack for commuting
Makes such a difference
Great video bro. Was thinking of doing the same. 22km to and 22 km to return. Thought it was too long but that's a good time. 👍
Hang the kit up. Dries within the 8hrs shift. I also have showers at work if I get really gross. I commute about 50-60km a day X3 time a week
Don’t forget to add that massive grin to your pros column – with regards to manky kit – try washing it in sink and hanging to dry after wringing it out 👍
I don’t commute these days but that’s was a grim party for sure
Wonder what it's like commuting in the winter there in Portugal 🤔 perhaps worth a review then to compare.
been biking to work for the last 6 years, 25 miles round trip, saved a ton of money, but not much fun from oct till april.
This is a great idea, cause it will give you the basic load of miles in zone 2. And since you want to get fit again this is the best way. I have a friend in Germany who is commuting 50km each way, every day, and he is one of the strongest riders in the group, on long tours. You have a lot of cycling closing anyway, so deposit different kits at work and you change for a fresh one to cycle back. Also, you could wash your kit at work – just ride a bit earlier and the kit is dry by the end of the day. Anyway, I think it is a great idea to get fit fast and keep the fitness on the bike!
I’m fortunate enough to have decent showers at work as a place to hang my kit to dry during the day , so it’s dry on the way Home
We have a drying room at work, small room with a few radiators to hang everything up to dry.
You own Tainfin bags. Why are you using a Rucksack? Less sweat and faster.
Can 100% recommended being retired😊. Just back from café ride. Nice, but here in Suffolk, didn't get to watch the sun set over the Atlantic….
First I was thinking you had more cons.. 😊.. Of course cycling to work has more pro.. I also cycle to work 3/4 a week..25k( not in winter).. Nice vid. 👍🏾
Biggest pro, central London at least,not having to sit opposite all the miserable faces on the tube and arriving at work in a positive mood,as opposed to most colleagues
Biggest con,in London unfortunately often other cyclists
Podia colocar legenda em português! Muitos brasileiros que não consegue ler que poder ver seus passeios e ler o que vc fala meu mano!!
Tu é nota mil! Abraços!
Why not take most of the stuff you need for the week in when you drive, then all you should need to take in when you ride is your food for the day, that's what I do👍
I have a 3 Litre waist bag, enough for daily food, pump, tools etc. Therefore not a massive weight and not against my back.
Plan around the weather for driving and replenish heavier work kit around those driving days😊
For me it's about 9 miles in traffic, with about 15 sets of traffic lights🙄so at least 20 minutes by car, but often 25 and typically 30 minutes by bike, so very surprising not massively longer by bike😊
As you have said, finding time to ride in our spare time can be an issue, but commuting is definitely killing 2 birds with one stone👍
If you can average 50% of the time on the bike at 26Km each way you will be making a great impact on all the benefits you have spoken about.
Well done, keep it up, once you have gained some momentum, it will become easier.
Sorry Tom but the phrase you are looking for is 'Cycle to work'. 'Commuting' is by any means of transport. Good on you though for doing it. I used to do it before covid but then once covid happened they gave us all laptops. I cycled to work once with the laptop but never again, it was too much of nuisance to carry.
Lovely weather for it! IME the biggest difference comes from getting stuff off your back, into bike bags or pannier. Always a bit awkward trying to retrofit a fast bike into a commuter – inevitable compromise between speed and comfort!
Buy cheap kits for commuting.
commuting is the best part of my day. its a shame my friends/colleagues dont see the amazing benefits of cycling in.
I commute everyday tot work with the bike. Pro: i earn an extra €150 a month 😂
2 bike garage, 1 road bike and 1 E-gravel bike with full mounts, ebike for commuting with bag on rack. FAAST to work with less sweat.
What’s your FTP man?
In regards to sweating… Imagine commuting in Malaysia…
Great choice to ride instead of driving to work. 🚲👍
My workplace I cycle commute to has secure indoor bike storage, changing rooms, lockers for personal items and showers. Everything a cyclist could hope for. I leave my cycle kit hanging up in a warm place and it's dry when I put it on to ride home.
I'm ok with using a backpack for my commuting. But perhaps you could consider getting a tailfin bike rack for your bike instead of riding with a backpack. Let the bike carry the load, not your shoulders.
I'll start with, I don't commute to work, nor do I have an eBike…but might be something to consider. You could cruise to work w/o getting sweaty. That could possibly mean wearing your work clothes on your ride. Maybe you can get a free eBike from a sponsor. Just another idea. Love the videos!
Can 100% recommend leaving clothes at work the shift before, to avoid having to carry a bag on back. Took me way too long to work that out! 😅 Oh and air your kit, if you don't have a room, then outside, you live in Portugal 🤣
I just started commuting to work since my car bit the dust. I just made it an excuse to ride since the weather in Ireland has been butts all summer. 26km each way too and I do it around 58mins but less climbing. 🤣
Commuting to work is awesome 👌 great video mate
Live in Southern California and you can ride every day… best part is you smile a lot.
Hey
I commute a fair amount a few advice get yourself a washing line to put your cycling gear on around the back of the shop etc be dry quick as out there
I also plan my riding the week before so I take stuff to work the days I don’t ride for the days I am riding works a treat for me
Loved this one as it's the one I can relate to the most. Been commuting for a year now and it's changed so much for me. Hang you kit up when you get in to work, or buy a maiden! Plus them kits are meant to be worn multiple times without washing.
Unrelated – I hope MAAP see this as we are flying to MAAP LaB Ams on Weds (from manchester) after seeing the kit on your videos. Luv ya x
I commute from east London to west ,40k each way so 80k daily and I work in construction , it’s not easy… but i get to work and home faster by bike and safe £15 🤣
We also got crap weather all the time in the UK + the bloody potholes
I commuted about 58 km & 1160 meters of climbing round trip once or twice a week for about 4 years. I hung my kit in an unoccupied part of the building to dry. And aero bars work surprisingly well as a place to hang a back pack! For me the best way to avoid sweating is an ebike on hot days, I had to charge mine at work to get the range.
I’m a diesel tech in the US and I commute twice a week 30 miles each way with no cycling infrastructure. When you leave in the morning and it’s 80 degrees, 95 percent humidity and the dew point is in the 70’s you are going to sweat no matter what. Sometimes my wife will come pick me up and we’ll go play a round of golf after work. I like it because I can easily get 200 miles a week. In the summer I don’t commute home because it’s 100F with high humidity and dew point so the heat index will be like 110F. My uniforms are at work. I take a shower at work. I wash my kit in the shower and hang it in front of my fan. It’s dry in an hour. I leave my work boots at work. I take my prepped lunches and put in my fridge for the week.