DJ P

I used to commute from the Bluff to Umhlanga Rocks fairly regularly. About 30kms took me 1 hour to 1:30 hours depending on route and bicycle used. I needed a car at the office so used to drive in with bike in car and cycle home, then cycle in the next morning and drive the car home. Did that twice a week, weather permitting. Never really had too much hassle with traffic or anything like that, did find that I prefer driving along Umbilo/Sydney Road than along Fairway. Taxis, busses and trucks are predictable, those "sandton 4x4's", and the like, out Umhlanga side are scary. Work from home now so commuting is a bit redundant but still try and get some circuits around the Bluff in the mornings.

Been commuting as much as I can, so far averaging about 2 days a week. The route to work is 30km minimum so planning is important. Luckily there is a gym next door to the office so have access to showers etc.

Fun reading everyone's comments... What's I've learnt from commuting is that you can only get so wet! After that it becomes fun to try and find the puddles I recently discovered that an empty truck can stop a lot quicker than you'd think!