What Will Happen If You Cycle To Work Every Day For A Month?

Do you use your bike for commuting? Let us know in the comments below! 💬

My commute, when I need to get into town, looks like a 2am out the door, six to seven miles, round-about, to get a jump on traffic, then nearly a UFC fight with traffic on the way home. Plus, a wrestling match with a mechanically challenged mountain bike, hot weather, hot tempered motorists, because they all drive like they're trying out for opening season at Daytona International Speedway.

I think Si had the best trackstanding skills.

Cycle commuting has changed my life. I'm so grateful to be living in an extremely bike friendly city, compared to the car-dependent, suburbia nightmare before. I do 150km a week, and everything about my health has improved significantly. I feel better physically and mentally than I thought was possible.

UK has the elctric Brompton and excellent rain gear like ponchos made by Carradice. THey just need to start and get used to using bikes more often.

I live in Canada so you only have cycling weather for half the year at best. I'm also a 1hr51m ride from work so its a bit much to take on everyday. Definitely jealous of the people who live closer and can pull it off that's for sure.

just use a electric bike, i get to work in 30 mins sometimes less, 8 miles

Hi all ! I am Gidugu an Indian,60 years old.
Today I went to my office on my bicycle. The distance is 4 miles and it took 45 minutes to peddle the distance.
It is altogether a different experience. Very much relaxing!

I just watched this, April the first I started a personal challenge of Mountain biking 10 klm every day for 30 days..Looking forward to see the health effects over a month, i have found that biking every day has significantly helped my mental health so far..I work from home

Just switched jobs, now so commute 5 times a week, 40km a day, 200km a week, 800km a month... Absolutely awesome!

Im bike to work 7kms one Way, 14kms everyday, since I bought road bike i never get wet, just a little bit of

Over the last 10 months I’m communicating by bike almost exclusively (over 95%)

Relatively short distance, 3.5KM (7 round trip), I will say that it does matter
And really boosts my day


And I highly recommend it

Decided to use my company's cycle 2 work scheme, haven't cycled since I was 15 I'm now 38 and made the mistake of getting a mountain bike for road use, doing a 5 mile trip into work was torture and taking me about 50 minutes, now got myself an entry level road bike and it now takes me 32 minutes into work and been on the road bike for a week now, absolutely loving cycling to work and don't think I'll be going back to using the car.

To bring together your video on cycling in Zone 2 and this one, i feel that commuting helps me more in my weight loss journey than distance cycling. Is that because on the commute I ride more in Zone 2?

I've practically rode to school this whole year other than those few weeks I hurt my back.
Yes, I ride through thunderstorms. I just hate waiting for buses and trains. Plus after that, I can just drop off my stuff at home and go for a ride, just leave my bike on the first floor. Gotta go 20km every day.
I actually didn't realize how much money I was saving because I've barely taken public transport all my life. So those few weeks my back was injured, I found out that even though I have to change the last gear on my MTB every 3 months, it was still way cheaper than the bus.
And now I got a road bike for longer rides, my MTB last gear has lasted more than half a year.

I have started commuting by bike a couple of years ago when I was tired of unreliable public transport, not to mention going by car, given Munich's horrendous traffic. It used to be 15km, luckily mostly separated cycling paths and without having to cross the city centre. It took a couple of weeks to get used to it, especially as I prefer to just stand up, get myself ready and go and have coffee and breakfast later on in the office (luckily, my job permits this).
What can be hard at times is taking care of recovery with cycling in the mornings and evenings. Even more so when going to intensive most of the time, enjoying extended commutes back home after work and those long days in the saddle on the weekends. At some point, going by public wasn't an option anymore as going by bike made me hate Munich's S-Bahn even more 🤣
Thanks to a shorter distance these days (10k, although from the city's South to North) and some limited possibilities to work from home that was brought by the Covid pandemics, it's a bit easier to take proper care of recovery.
All that being said, I don't want to miss it any more, car was sold last year and I think it helped me get into better form than before.

Harriet looks like manons little sister

Commuted the past two years, take a break through winter on turbo. Also take it easy on rides in, no shower at work. Also use eletric fan to cool off before i get changed, keeps me fresh and sweet free for the day. Surprisingly works so well.

I'd love to take up the challenge, especially since my current work place is just a comfy 20 min ride away from my home with almost no car traffic in between. However I've been in home office 100% since 2019, so I'll have to do the cycling in my free time.

I now commute to the office 3 times per week... One of the best decision. Really makes me feel better along the day.

I started commuting mid july and did not stopped it yet. On one side its a great money saving option on the other hand it's the most efficient way to get from A to B in the city.
I had to take the car once during this time because of the multiple meetings on different points of the city but it felt unpleasant to drive a car instead of cycling. :D

I cycle on the footpath and had no problems with the police. Its just too dangerous on the road not worth it as too many distracted drivers.

My bike commutes last year were a good 6000 km (+ some detours). I wouldn't want it any other wat.

Been commuting since gas prices hit $5 before summer. Offically gave up my car in September. 600mi a month :D Can't stop stuffing my face though.

Nice challenge 👍🏾

I've been commuting about 17 miles each way for six weeks or so now. My car died and I decided I didn't want to replace it. Admittedly I use an ebike most days, but I still give it some welly, and also use the regular bike one or two days a week.

It is difficult in some ways, but it's funny how easy it is to motivate yourself when there are no other options. You just get on with it. My only real gripe is that there are just no good routes that aren't way longer, so I have to ride along the busy A483. It's not bad in the morning since I leave really early, but it can be pretty miserable on the way home.

I love cycling about instead of taking the car (obviously grotty weather can twist my arm), can't wait for 2030 - significantly fewer fumes! Yay!

Wow, whenever I commute to the office it's by bike, but I am pretty sure I would not take on some of these commutes! Respect for these people :)

I'd like to commute more, but I have to take 4 days worth of clothing and snap to work with me, so it's not practicable.

GNC tuning and I go to say am learning and getting to know much that i did not know. Cycling is not just riding but a passion to me.

I do ride to and fro work each morning and evening then a bit if exercises before night fall. I love cycling because of the content and feel of free from everything. working on speed. been in work to and fro for about three months and still pushing. I believe for you to do that everyday it takes discipine

I've started this challenge about 12 years ago. So far it's going great.

I commute every Workday with my beloved 1991 GT Karakoram, wich for me is the best way to get to work. Wich is around 50 km per Week. Gladly the most of my route runs trough a large Parkarea. I love to commute, the only downside is the need to change clothes at work or to accept to run through your trousers in no time.
Keep up the good work.

Greetings from Leipzig Germany

I used to cycle 5 days a week to work in central London. I did it for roughly 25 years. I reckon it saved me £1k per year in fares, and much more benefit in time and exercise.

I'm currently staying at my girlfriends. So I'm trying to commute to work a few times a week. I go through Cambridge City centre pretty much. And early in the morning and late at night as I work shifts.
The shortest route is 7 miles, but a 10 mile route gets me away from the roads more, but is poorly lit in the dark.
I'm trying to learn different routes to minimise riding on the roads especially in the dark.
But it's definitely adding to my cycling miles aswell as using my vehicle less and saving pennies on fuel..

Love this! It's so great to see how accessible biking can be, without needing to be an athlete. I commute by bike to my office in midtown NYC 3 days a week, 10 miles each way, and it takes me about the same amount of time as commuting by subway but with fresh air and no train delays. An injury recently sent me back to the subway and I wasn't prepared for just how desperately I'd miss my bike (which I'm finally ready to ride again this week, hooray!).

I haven't used my car in 4 months at this point. Trying for the full 365.

I commited to cycle to work every day for about 18 years :)

Harriet just needs to think that she's not holding traffic up any more than the big queue of vehicles at the next junction...

I cycle to work/college which racks me up about 100miles per week. I've discovered some amazing Podcasts along the way and learnt about some crazy sh*t I never thought I'd ever be interested in in a million years! Worth it just for the extra useless knowledge alone!

Manon Lescaut? She has bit big butt for a professional. Not that I don't like it.

If you like proper cycle infrastructure, I highly recommend checking out the Not Just Bikes channel on YT.

I commute by bike 4-6 days per week, 6-10 months out the year in NYC. No rain, snow, or ice riding but I have Barr mitts for the cold. It has kept my weight down over the last 8 years while saving money on commuting.

cycling to save money will depends on how much your investments are(bike, gear, etc) and the time you gonna use the it.. i calculated before that i have to use my bike for 3 years without spending on it just to break even..
but all of that savings could lost if you crash bad enough.. so invest on the right gears and use it even if it look silly

Awesome! Giving me the extra motivation I needed to start commuting to uni by bike. Gonna be a baptism by fire with Widcombe hill 🤣

Depending which way I go, my commute is around 40 miles there and back, mostly on hilly roads through the Forest of Dean. This is on top of a physical job (I'm a brewer at a microbrewery) and being a 50 year old with a fondness for beer and junk food and an occasional roll up. I don't have a car (although I do sometimes have access to my wife's car) so the bike commute is something I do all year round. For a winter commute, I'd say dynamo lighting and mudguards are essential, as well as a bike you don't mind getting mucky!

Hooray! more Harriet. She is so enjoyable. Love to see her developing in the world of cycling. More Harriet please...

A really good idea for a video, I look forward to seeing how you all get on. I commute between 16-19 miles each way to work, about 1000ft of climbing (as long as the winds are not to strong), but can only manage every other day. Be good to see how to commute in the winter months too, with poor road conditions, especially frosty, slippy roads.

Always preferred bicycling to work and have been doing it regulary, al year around for 7 years. 20km/12miles one way, 12 times a month😁 Alot of money has found funnier usage then filling up the car with petrol/ Commuter from Stockholm Sweden.