a few years ago when I got back into cycling I could easily get in an evening ride after work two or three days a week in addition to regular saturday and sunday rides. Last year our family went from 3 to 6, and my wife also started grad school and saw an increase in hours at her job. Weekday rides were pretty much out of the question, and even weekends were tight, so I started to get up before the sun and get in my rides and be home by 8 or 9am when everyone was just getting up. I miss sunrise rides and look forward to the time change and warmer weather to get them going again.

I'm also going to take it a little further this year and I'm going to try to not change my sleeping schedule with the upcoming time change, I'll get up at 4 instead of at 5, skip my shower and be out by 4:30 instead of 6, stop by the natchez trace parkway on the way to work (about 5 minutes out of my way) from around 5 until 6, which will get me to work by 6:30, and be showered (we have a shower in our locker room...) and ready to go to work at 7. It's a little extreme but it's my best shot at getting in some miles, and I'd like to do the 3 state 3 mountain century ride coming up in a couple of months.

(edit) oh, and I'd like to try riding to work a few times this year but it's about 32 miles, which will get me home a bit late for parental support, never mind picking up the kids from the sitter if necessary...