43 mile comute? (Page 2)

Just to clarify its 43miles each way.

I will be looking for a Gym in the area where I can shower. The commute itself is from the south end of where I live to the north end of Toronto. Traffic lights are minimal so it would be a decent ride. As far as speed goes I would be looking at the pace I ride on my long rides.

Well the first half of the commute has gone fairly well, excellent infact. I did miss a fairly minor turn but arrived at work, had a shower at a nearby truck stop and sat under a tree for 15 minutes until someone came to unlock the front door.

Over all it was a strong ride taking almost exactly 2.5 hours for 80km so an average speed of 32km/h. Best yet, I spent a good amount of time fitting my bike better. I ended up raising the seat, lowering the bars and ended with a lower possition and no hint of any back pain at the end of the ride.

The ride back will be the true test but so far I am very pleased.

Great job!  In one commute, you did more miles than I get in 2 months of commuting to work, and I ride everyday.....

My commute is 12 miles OW... so when I ride to work, it is always to do a long ride on the way home. Commuting saves time. You need the miles, and you need to get to work, so this condenses things.... but ya, a 40 mile commute is a lot of time in one day. Easily 5 hours after it's all said and done. If you have 5 hours in a work day go for it.

If you split it overnight then that is really 2 40 mile rides back to back. Still back to back in one day, but it's one day... you can rest one day. Certaily you can do it, probably not that often. Once a week would satisfy long rides and free up your weekend.

I commuted 32 r/t with about 1000ft in elevation back when I was doing it fulltime. That was too much 5x a week. Legs were shot by Wed. Not enough recovery Sat/Sun. Doing two a days is not the best way to get milage. But once a week would be fine. I would probably do it.