I read all these reports of rain yesterday afternoon. Nothing happened here yesterday, and we're not THAT far from VA. We did get a slight shower late last night, but NC really needs rain.

Commute was too short again. Since my rear shifter is broken I don't want to risk taking the long route. In addition, the bike's currently in such a low gear that riding the long downhill into work will be pointless--I'll just be spinning uselessly after 100 yards.

I'm still deciding what to do about my "2-speeder". I don't want 3 bikes but it's looking like I'm headed that way. Bike 1: commuter. I'm thinking single speed for this, since the short route is only 3.5 miles each way. Not enough of a workout, and even the long route is only ~8 miles each way. Bike 2: Recreational bike for pulling my kid's trailer, riding on the local MUPs, etc. I'm thinking hybrid for this. Bike 3: road bike for riding group rides, charity rides, etc.

I'd like to get people's thoughts on this. I'll bet I'm not the only person who has faced this kind of situation. What would/did you do?