I'm in Edinburgh
The roads are lovely and quiet at this time. I almost never cycle in the daytime, because I'm always transporting my flatmates to and from uni (we share courses but I have a car). I try to get out as often as I can in the evenings for a bit of exercise.

Edit: That said, I normally end up in the union bar, though only drinking coke. A few pints of sugary drinks are balanced out by the mile-long hill climb I do on leaving campus.
( Hdjejjwsjdjjf LOOK, Wed 19 Jan 2011, 1:26, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I remember Edinburgh being rather hilly
So I don't envy you there. That said, it must be beautiful to cycle around at night.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 19 Jan 2011, 1:30, Reply)

It's pretty good
I can actually just use the union canal towpath to get back to my flat, but you don't get much benefit or satisfaction from cycling two and a half miles on the flat. With the mile hill climb route, I half kill myself on the way up but I get three and a half miles of lovely cruisy downhill bits.
( Hdjejjwsjdjjf LOOK, Wed 19 Jan 2011, 1:33, Reply)

My route to work is half flat (with traffic)
Then a bit up and down. It's only 1.7 miles in total one direction, so when the weather's good I'll cycle down the nearby country track and do an additional 6 miles.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 19 Jan 2011, 1:37, Reply)

Something similar for me
Over last summer, I was doing a minimum 26 mile round trip most days. That was back home though, where there is far less traffic and the gaps between towns are bigger.
( Hdjejjwsjdjjf LOOK, Wed 19 Jan 2011, 1:39, Reply)

Impressive!
In the summer I'd cycle 18 miles round trip to see my folks at the weekend. This year I hope to cycle a little further afield, but my hybrid's not the best for too long a distance.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 19 Jan 2011, 1:41, Reply)

I don't have a wonderful bike
I'm riding this or something very similar at the moment. One or two mods - different pedals with toe clips, two quick release wheels and panniers. I'd like a racing bike, but I'd just end up putting panniers on it and kind of defeating the object of an ultralight bike in the first place.

That said, I have some friends with racing bikes, and they are wonderful for hill climbing.
( Hdjejjwsjdjjf LOOK, Wed 19 Jan 2011, 1:49, Reply)