Commuting - Summer Hours...not really a bonus!

Summer is almost here, officially anyway, and with that work summer hours.
From next tuesday June 1st on, our summer schedule will be from 7:30 am till 5:00 pm, this way
every other friday I'll have off.

The problem is that this early schedule will affect my commute, I'd have to wake up 5:00 am to leave the house at 6 - 6:15 am.

This is really a big pain in my neck, 'cause I like my sleep, and don't want to go to bed too early either.
Damn....!

My commute is 12 mile one way, hilly course.

Any suggestions ?

Corsaire :(

Uh - you can sleep in a little more because there won't be as many people in cars when you start the commute?

I work graveyards, and it's much faster to to get home when I leave on time (6:30 am) than when I work late (8-9 am)

Probably doesn't help much, but...

I say get up at 5 and ride the bike in. It'll only be painful for the first few days... after that your body will get into the swing of it, and you'll go to bed a little bit earlier. Perhaps try to compress your morning schedule a little bit too. I have about the same distance commute, and typically get out the door in 45 mins (bathroom, light breakfast, shower). I usually pack my panniers the night before, and check the bike before I go to bed so I can just grab it all and go in the morning.

Is this a 1 hour change from what you had before?

Yeah, tomorrow ends the winter's schedule 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, untl September.

I hope I'll adjust like you say, but HereNT is right, the rides in would be so peaceful and with much less stress - traffic wise.

I might just go for it a couple days.....hmmmm

Corsaire

I would...

When I'm in town and not travelling for work, I don't really need to get down to the office until 830 or 9. I love riding earlier in the morning (less traffic, cool temps), so I often leave the house by 6 or 630 and am up at my desk eating second breakfast by 730 at the latest. It really doesn't hurt that much... :D Trust me - it hurts far more to not be on the bike!

I work those "summer hours" too but we do it year round. I love having the odd friday off.

I also leave home around 6:15 to get at work by 7am but I get up around 5:45. I simply eat, change, pack my stuff and go.

Jay

lay off the beer and get up early and ride. :) i've never heard of that type of schedule before. I like the sound of having a three day weekend twice a month. lucky dog.