Dear BF Commuting Forum,

Just wanted to say thanks for all of the incredibly useful info here, and for the helpfulness of so many BFers. I started bike-commuting to work just about a year ago (yes, just as it was getting cold in Boston). I had not been on a bike in 20 years, and by the BMI tables I was "morbidly" obese and very low-energy.

BF has taught me all sorts of things including
* how to ride in traffic
* using various website to find routes
* the danger of door-zone bike lanes
* the advantages of internal hubs, non-rim brakes, and belt drives
* keeping warm in the winter

without all of this information and encouragement I seriously doubt I would have kept with it. as it is, I've done about 3500 miles this past year, lost 40#, and have so so so much more energy than I used to. True, my wife and colleagues at work think I'm a bit nuts to be riding in the rain and in the dark, but you gotta break eggs to make the omelet.

anyway, that's all. thanks again.