How long to get to work - ONE WAY

**ZorsT** · 24th November 2004, 20:29

Originally Posted by jrandom

Really?

I used the bus to get from west to downtown Auckland every weekday for three years. Thought it was pretty good. I got heaps of reading time, listened to my portable CD player, etc... it wasn't until I'd been using the headphones for almost a year, though, that I found out they threw as much noise out as they did in.

I'd been subjecting people within a two-metre radius to Pink Floyd all that time, and nobody ever batted an eyelid. :spudwhat:

Well, you are talking about a public bus.. this is a public bus that is reserved for school people...... the EDGE

radio station up so loud, i tried having my own music, but was drowned out by the radio. Not to mention all the shit head punks that i get to share a bus with.

Thats all over now....

**ZorsT** · 24th November 2004, 20:34

Originally Posted by Blakamin

might not have to after friday as we might not have a work

thats gotta suck the fat one...

Dont forget to save the MP3's on the work computer!!!!

how will you whore the forums when its gone..??..??

**riffer** · 25th November 2004, 06:55

For all those that don't know me, I commute every day from Wallaceville, Upper Hutt (8km's south of the Rimutaka Hill) to Wellington, through 35 km's of half-asleep brain-dead cagers.

Leave at 7.00, get to work at 7.30 (give or take 5 minutes) and work through morning, afternoon teas and lunchtime and leave for home at 3.30.

Which means at this time of year I have heaps of daytime left...

**Blakamin** · 25th November 2004, 07:58

Originally Posted by MOTOXXX

i doubt u would be doing lower hutt to pram in 20minutes.
id like to see that billing.

I've seen it..... he PM'd me and was on top of Pie-Cock in 15 minutes....

**AMPS** · 25th November 2004, 09:37

15 - 20 mins Birkdale to Newmarket. Wife cages to St Mary's Bay at the same time (1/2 the distance for non-jafas), takes 40 mins on a good day.
Bikes rule!
Lou

**vifferman** · 25th November 2004, 09:50

Originally Posted by StoneChucker

So now, the people on the opposite ends of this spectrum, how would you compare your stress levels upon arriving to work?

I'm usually not stressed after riding to work, but am if I travel by car. Unless, of course, some bad mjo or extreme indiocy happens on the way to work, like crashing the bike (as has happened twice).

Weird thing is, I usually enjoy the ride to work more than the ride home. I'm not sure why, but it may be that the best part of the ride is the few kms nearest work. Or maybe the route rides better one way than the other.

Hmmmm... yeah - I think that's it. Retracing it in my mind, there's more fun to be had one way than the other, despite it being almost the same route.
The ride to work often makes me feel better (till I actually arrive at my desk), but the ride home usually doesn't, until I arrive home.
So, in summary: the ride to work is of itself the best part of the day, until I arrive home again.

**JohnBoy** · 25th November 2004, 11:23

my 50km (one way) trip takes me between 35 an 45min. depending on how much money i want to spend on gas. very little traffic where i am and plenty of places to over take the few people you see.
i arrive at work sweet as, no hassles and with no pent up anger from idiot drivers.
i have forgotten what traffic jams are since i moved to the waikato. i live in Te Awamutu and Work in Te Kuiti, rush hour starts when the local farmer runs his stock between paddocks!

**RiderInBlack** · 25th November 2004, 20:04

Originally Posted by renegade master

- can you still buy avgas at the pump? havnt seen it for a long long time, if not where do you get it from?

Yep, but I've only seen it at a service station close to the Puke track and it was v.expencive

**marty** · 26th November 2004, 04:09

many of the aero clubs sell avgas. it's $1.75/l at the moment, but if they find out you are using it on your road bike they won't sell you any more

**MikeL** · 26th November 2004, 07:34

Onehunga to CBD, 7:15 am:
bike: 10 - 12 mins
car: 20 - 25 mins
bus: 25 - 35 mins

CBD to Onehunga, 5 pm:
bike: 15 - 20 mins
car: 30 - 45 mins
bus: 45 - 70 mins
foot: 70 - 80 mins

Coming home in the afternoon the main problem is getting out of the CBD onto the motorway or Manukau Rd. It's O.K. on the bike but in the car or bus it's just maddening. It can take 30 mins to get from the bus stop in Victoria St to Karangahape Rd (quicker to walk). Once I sat through 5 changes at the lights at the top of Queen St. If (when?) I lose my licence I'll probably walk home every night...

**inlinefour** · 2nd December 2004, 21:03

Originally Posted by StoneChucker

From the lanesplitting thread, I thought I'd do a little investigating.

Pretty much if its raining. If it is not then it'll take 5 or less minutes

**Drunken Monkey** · 2nd December 2004, 21:05

I roll out of bed, stumble down the hall, turn right then I'm at work.

It has its advantages and disadvantages...

**marty** · 2nd December 2004, 21:10

3 more sleeps (or non-sleeps as the case may be) and my commute will drop from 90 minutes dodging JAFAs, milk tankers, logging trucks, roadworks, HP cars and camera vans, to 9 minutes on the bike, on back country roads. hell i can even ride my pushbike there in 25 minutes. yay!!!!

**marty** · 6th December 2004, 20:04

ahh - my last day of 15 hour days. got up 10am on sunday. finally got to bed at 1pm monday. had 2 great hours sleep (well not really - the house painter was painting the roof)....then picked the kids up from school. managed to grab an hours sleep at about 6am this morning in the car though while i was waiting for mcmillans workshop to open. at least they gave me a brand new beemer as a loaner while mine's being fixed.
i can tell you all - it's not really a way to live. on a positive note - i picked up new boots and gloves yesterday!