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by 0xfaded 985 days ago
When I lived in Denmark I was riding 2x 5km to and from work. I then needed to start going somewhere ~80km away, and I was able to do it without special preparation. After a couple of times I was able to do it both ways in a day.

Now I live in America need a car :(
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Jenda_ 985 days ago
I also did a 65km and then 135km ride with similar "training" (2x7km four times a week to school), but it was way slower than 25km/h. They took 4.5 and 10 hours, respectively. I think riding 100km without training is possible, but at 25km/h very difficult.

> Now I live in America need a car :(

Why? Are there even longer distances?

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0xfaded 984 days ago
No, there's just no cycling infrastructure.

I was doing it on a roadbike and could comfortably average 27km which got me there 3h. Driving was about 1.2h.

In the summer, I would start pedalling at 5am and get to a local cafe at 8. The first hour was amazing, broad daylight and you basically had the whole road network to myself.

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Jenda_ 984 days ago
There is almost none here (around Prague, .cz) too. I ride on the roads.

Yeah, unfortunately, for me, even after some training, it's still hard for me to average over 22 km/h (entire travel including stops; the moving average is about 25km/h, e.g. https://www.strava.com/activities/9688833121).

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throwaway2037 984 days ago
Why did you leave Denmark? A job? University? That sounds like a terrible trade for quality of life, including raising a family.
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0xfaded 980 days ago
Honest question, are you asking as someone who has experienced living in Denmark or a similar country? It is indeed a good place to live for the median person. But if you're a high achiever, it's a fact of life that the opportunity is in the US.
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