[stylin_geek]

As for us cyclists being girly boys, I used to ride every other day to work, 14 miles, one way, in heat and humidity (MN summers) weld for 8 hours, then ride home.

Now, I generally ride every other day, 25 miles, and try to maintain a high average speed. Unless I feel the need for some extended road work. Then I go 50 miles or so.

[Cagey]

I used to ride every other day to work, 14 miles, one way, in heat and humidity (MN summers) weld for 8 hours, then ride home.

MN Summers? When is that, July 28th to August 4th?

[Noumenon]

My longest ever commute was in the SF Bay Area - 24 miles and change each way from Fremont to the shadow of the Oracle building in Redwood City. The afternoon / early evening winds could be brutal, especially on the Dumbarton Bridge crossing.

I was at the height of my racing form then (about 10 years ago). Weighed 162 pounds and was rail thin. Now I'm 190+, fat (by that comparison, anyway) and slow. Rode with the California Pedaler bike shop team. Most of us were Cat 3 and Cat 4 masters. Biggest difference between Cat 3 and Cat 4 was bike handling. Believe me, the safest palce in a Cat 4 criterium was either off the back or off the front.

My racing days are long over, now. I'm too busy working and turning ammunition into skill.

[Tennessee_Bob]

Ooo Rah!

I used to ride about 25 miles a day round trip, in my uniform and combat boots, and then spend 8-10 hours a day being a jet engine mechanic in the Air Force. It wasn't the nice, flat city streets in Las Vegas, either. Road up Bonanza to the top of the street, then along the back roads to the back gate of Nellis. Did that every duty day for about three years.

Cyclists are girly boys...yeah, right.