[Lazarus]

Originally Posted by Nerys

Are you capable of riding a bicycle 54 miles ONE way to work and then back again?

Even if I were an olympic grade athlete and could afford the $3,000 bike I do not think I could manage that on a daily basis. Your talking 110 miles DAILY and across one bridge where bikes are not allowed.

I am 6'4" over 300 pounds. Eve if I lose all my excess mass (working on it) I would not be capable of such a commute. Maybe once as a "I did it" kind of thing.

I did the math. it would take me roughly 3 hours to complete this journey and thats ONLY if I managed a sustained 20mph the entire 3 hours (I can not sustain 20mph for ten minutes not to speak of 3 hours) My max average is around 15-16mph on level terrain so now its a 4 hour NON stop commute each way and I have never tried to maintain such speeds for over 1 hour !!

so now I am looking at 8 hours travelling ad 12 hours work shift. there are only 4 hours left in the day. Not even enough to sleep not to speak of shower eating etc..

I followed along the MS150 I was in the ambulance running ham radio communications as a volunteer. the "GOOD" ones ie the ones trained and capable took over 5 hours to complete the route. (75 miles)

I have NO reasonable chance. When I had a second job at Radio shack locally it was a 50 minute bike ride. I DID do that whenever the weather was cooperative. Felt good too!

Even if I COULD manage the 4+ hours (probably closer to 5 hours in reality) I could not remain healthy and on my feet under those condition nor function properly at work under those condition for more than one or two days. Imagine 5 hours ride to work 12 hour shift and now its 0500 in the morning and its time for your 5 hours ride home? OH and in 3 hours you have to wake up again to do it all again!! I don't think so.

It just would not work. Thats why :-)

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