Ride or Cage?

Saki · Post by **Saki** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:29 am

Both,
depending on the weather. if its raining, car, if its not raining then bike!

but not to fussed if i do have to ride in the rain, just can't be bothered cleaning the bike

rotaboy · Post by **rotaboy** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:30 am

ty wrote:
Glen wrote:... Once you start getting over an hour you really want to love your job because that' a long time commuting.
That's a bit black and white.
That means you either limit yourself to finding a job within what, 30 minutes(?) of where you live, or you move house to be closer to where you need to work. Moving house seems more in line with loving your job than traveling a distance.

For me, work is in the city/north sydney - there isn't work for me anywhere else (other than other capitals). Couldn't afford to buy a house any closer than Gosford.
So it's where I need to work and where I can afford to live which then sets my travel time. Nothing to do with loving my work (though I don't hate it).
I'm sure I'm not the only one in this boat.
ty

Im in the same boat but brisbane alittle cheeper to buy so im only 25km out

I'm sure I'm not the only one in this boat.

rotaboy · Post by **rotaboy** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:33 am

Barrabob wrote:30 km ride to the city daily then i ride around in circles for maybe 8 hours....i am a motorcycle courier....then 30 kms home and i dont own a registered cage.

Average around 210km a day.

do u have more that 1 bike?

u must get the sorest ass after that many km's/ day

jewjew · Post by **jewjew** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:55 am

210 k's isn't all that bad, granted it's more than i do (80 approx) but some of our ride day's are 500 k's or more.

I think commuting really takes the fun out of riding though

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:16 pm

In my case 35 mins ride in my case means 75 mins in the car.

But thats rush hour traffic in melbourne across the bridge and onto Kings way...

ty · Post by ty » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:33 pm

jewjew wrote:I think commuting really takes the fun out of riding though

I find it a great stress-relief after work. I'm weird I know, but I don't mind dealing with traffic.
Focusing on the riding and nothing else is a good for the mind - very Zen.
There's also the added benefit of being able to ride the OPH every day if I so choose

ty

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:17 pm

jewjew wrote:210 k's isn't all that bad, granted it's more than i do (80 approx) but some of our ride day's are 500 k's or more.

I think commuting really takes the fun out of riding though

but are u doing these 500km ride days 5 days a week??

imagine racking up 210km a day..then shooting off for a 500km day trip on ur day off...

as for boats..i hate them..so i wish we could stop talking abt them!!

Cougar :) · Post by **Cougar :)** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:02 pm

As we're turning my baby into a track bike, I now do the cage thing.
35km to work and it was 30-45min on the bike depending on traffic

1 - 1.5hrs in the car.... bugger of a road over the westgate however if I leave early only - 30mins in the car too, then cos I'm early go for a run before work