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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I did it for a few years. I only stopped because I switched jobs after COVID and my new commute is more than twice as long.

I highly recommend it, and the main reason I'd switch jobs is to go back to cycling to work.

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I live 20 minutes of highway from my job, which is in an industrial area with absolutely no pedestrian infrastructure.

Feels bad man.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yup, same for me, but 30 min and my company is at the top of a big hill.

Feels bad. I might give it a try because there's a train that'll take me halfway there, but that hill isn't going anywhere...

[–] joostjakob@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Idk, an hour on an ebike is kinda long...

[–] joostjakob@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh I thought you were worried about the hill. I do 40 minutes myself and prefer it over any other option

It's just that it's 25 miles away, so even with an ebike, it would be quite a long ride (probably 2hr w/o ebike).

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

But think about the speed you'd get on the way home!

Also I grew up on a bluff, I had to go down a big hill and back up twice every day. After a summer of going it I was powering straight up a monster hill every day. It's daunting for a few weeks though.