The ‘uber commuter’: 96mi/day by bicycle
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There are bicycle commuters who cycle for the utility of riding a bike (cost, speed, exercise), and then there are bicycle commuters who live for cycling. Meet Ferdie, who’s been cycling 96 miles a day from Swansea (Wales) to his job at Tredz, a bike shop in Cardiff.
From Tredzblog:
The first thing you notice when you start chatting to him is how alert he is. Which is no suprise considering how high his concentration levels have to be for so long: “you’ve got to do the thinking for both of us” he says diplomatically when talking about his fellow road users. “Most drivers are pretty good”, but being constantly aware is probably one of the reasons why he’s suffered no accidents in three months, and only two accidents in five years of heavy road use.
Would Ferdie drive if he could?
“I’ve failed my test four times.” He responds without the slightest bit of regret. You sort of think that its fate. People like Ferdie just aren’t meant to drive.
I found this story thanks to one of our readers and thought it was awesome. It makes my 3-mile journey to work seem puny. It shows that distance need not be a deterring factor for cycle commuting (though I think most of us might find the time commitment - not to mention the wear and tear on our bodies - a little daunting; probably less of an issue for Ferdie, who’s competes in The National Point Series).
Link to Cycling to work, Tredz style
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February 15th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Hey, thanks for the link! We’re all proud (and a little freaked out!), by Ferdies mammoth commute. Tredz are all about pushing cycling to work and his daily ride is a great way to show how to easy, and fun, it is to fit in a daily workout. Love the site by the way.