A bit of description of your route profile.

The commute is pretty much everything but flat with rolling hills. It's mainly downhill on the way to school and the opposite heading home.

This is the elevation profile to school:



What kind of bike you ride. (photos would be cool)

I'm currently riding a Catrike Trail recumbent trike. I plan to ride it till there's about an inch of snow on the roads, then my DF Schwinn bike comes out.



Unfortunately this is an old pic. It has since changed, but I don't have any recent pics of it:



How you carry your gear and what or how much (volume) stuff you bring on the ride.

Right now I use a backpack bugee corded to my rear rack to carry my books, lunch, and clean shirt to change. The bag weighs between 15-20 lbs.


Distance & time (average speed if you care to share)

I commute 19.1 miles one-way to school. It takes about 1:10-1:25 depending on winds, traffic, etc. Usually a little over 15mph average. Sometimes I take a longer way home bypassing the steeper hill to my house because I don't feel like dealing with it. It's 21.5 miles when I take that route. It takes about 1:30-1:45. It's usually 13.5-14mph average.


How long you've been doing this and any thoughts you have toward the future of your commuting.

I started commuting full time this semester since the beginning of Sept every M, W, F, because those are the days I have classes. I was commuting last semester, but only part time once or twice a week, and I was going to class everyday then. Only thoughts are possibly making changes to my route, but I like the one that I'm doing now for the most part.