MIB wrote:
> Hi there
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> Newbie question.
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> How far do most folk cycle to work.
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> If I travelled by bike it would be 14 miles give or take and non of this
> would be off road, basically Seaham to Gateshead via Sunderland. The A19 is
> bad enough in a car so a bike is certainly out of the equation via the A19
> route.
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Shortest round trip is 24km (15miles) however i offen take the long
route home increasing the total to 32km (20 miles) - in fact I have
decided to up this a little, and grab a bit more hill climbing practice.
This is all on road.
The first couple of weeks were hard, I would ride, then rest day, ride
etc. Now I can ride every day - tho I do get the bus sometimes on Friday
so I can hit the pub after work
I would suggest heading over to maps.google.co.uk and seeing if there
are any better roads.. if the A19 is going to a real pain.
Maybe the ryhope, doxford park, New Herrinton, A182 up to Birtley,
springwell, wrekenton and then windy nook Gateshead route would be
easier and more enjoyable.. (please note I don't know the area)
One thing I found is that I know have a much better knowledge of where
all the backlanes around here meet up and travel to. I even picked up
today an OS landrange maps covering the area - as this also gives a idea
of the hills and climb (it's contoured, unlikey most)
What ever you do, don't be scared of cars, be confident and travel at
speed on roundabout - pretend to be car ;-)
Oh and wear something visable.
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