On Friday, December 16, 2016 at 1:51:06 PM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
On 2016-12-16 09:50, wrote:
On Friday, December 16, 2016 at 7:43:17 AM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
On 2016-12-15 11:26, wrote:

[...]

Now if after you warm up you ride well below your threshold you
can restore these reserves but it is VERY slow. One of the
reasons I stopped riding with my local group because their idea
of a warm-up was riding across the parking lot and out onto the
street.

Within a couple of minutes they would be going flat out up a 7%
grade. And the guys that got to the top first would be figiting
to leave before the last arrived.


I try not to do that though sometimes I try a hill, see if I can
get up there in 2nd gear. Or maybe even 3rd. But I never race
people uphill.

-- Regards, Joerg

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Commuters don't commute far.


It depends. The commuters from here to Rancho Cordova and areas around
the industrial parks down there have 20-25mi each way. In the morning it
is a breeze but back up means about 10mi of hills, for a net climb of
1300-1400ft. I do that once or twice a week. For me it's errand runs or
fun rides with a stop at a brewpub. No more growlers lately because I
became a "serial homebrewer". A Belgian Tripel is brewing downstairs
right now.


... They have the luxury of getting to work
rapidly and then sitting at a desk for the rest of the day. And if
you eat some protein you can limit the muscle damage.

Where I live is different. If I get a job in the area I want I could
be commuting 50 km each way. And because of the traffic I could even
be faster counting both the stop and go traffic and the more direct
path I could take as a bicyclist.


That's over 30mi each way. A lot. Not sure if I'd do that but if not
many hills probably yes.

Except for the Dumbarton Bridge it's as flat as a pastry board. But there are 10 miles without bicycle lanes and you have to fight cars for right of way. On the return trip without deadlines you could add an extra 3 miles on and take some backroads.