Greetings,
What kind of bike you ride. SteelWool Tweed Single speed 36/16. Looking at a 40 tooth ring soon.

How you carry your gear and what or how much (volume) stuff you bring on the ride. Mondays and Fridays roughly 25lbs The rest of the week 10-15lbs of stuff. All in rear saddle bags.

Distance & time (average speed if you care to share) roughly 50mins on average. 14.5 miles (23.5km) at roughly 30km/h (can't go much faster). I try to hold 90 rpm. I am a little under geared for my trip. At 120 rpm my bike computer starts to flash. Have not figured this out yet, doesn't matter because at the point mylegs feel like they are going to separate. The route is largely flat. Only a 70m (200 ft) climb in the 2km near home. I am on the road by 5am. Very dark at that hour. I have Cycgolite 350 lumins head lamp and PB 1 watt flasher, flashing led straps for my ankles, reflective vest and rear flasher. Will be adding spoke flashers and another rear flasher.

How long you've been doing this and any thoughts you have toward the future of your commuting. Two years. If the forecast calls for more that 5mm of rain. I wimp out. If rain is not in the forecast I am riding 5 days a week. Honestly I now dislike driving. Period.
The whole reason I started to ride to work was to loose weight. I new I had a bit of a gut but one day I looked up my BMI. I am 5'6 and weigh 180lbs I should be down around 150lbs. Alarm bells went off. So I bought a bike.
Thanks for letting me babble.
Shawnrs