I get quite the kick out of people making a big deal of my totally flat, 6km roundtrip commute. My co-workers in my age bracket (18-25 group) are stupified by my first 350km bike tour this summer, and a couple even go so far as to call me nuts for riding my bike in the 0 to 2 degree Celsius weather we've experiencing in the morning lately. I would love to hear what they would have to say about the few hearty Edmonton commuters who ride up to 40km a day when the mercury hits down to -30C. A bicycle is but a toy to just about everyone in my town, and many are horrified to find out I spent $850 on one.