The other day I biked eight miles in a freezing rain. My fingers, ears, and nose were numb from the cold and my pants were soaked from the rain and filthy from the spray. I could barely see the road in front of me because of the rain drops soaking my face and hitting my glasses. Peddling against the wind made it feel like I was on the wrong end of a steep uphill the entire way home. As miserable as the ride was, when I got off the bike it occurred to me that I had fun during the ride and despite being frozen, ended up feeling pretty good. I started commuting by bicycle because of necessity, I continue because a bicycle ride, even at its worse, is better then riding in a car. How many times have you ever heard any one bragging about their good car ride home?