I have a 23 mile R/T commute. My Big Dummy weighs... 45lbs? With my minimal add ons so far. With typical commuting stuff, say 55-60 lbs. It's not too heavy on a regular day, but the hills at both ends get real old. When I decided to test the cargo abilities, and picked up 65 lbs of product on the way home, and brought it all the way in, ( total 15 miles, ) It wasn't too heavy. ( but getting up that hill used all the gears and my thighs knew about it. )

This week, 2 hour commute on Tuesday morning because of wind blown snow crust and small drifts, hour and half home, ( swept pathways, ) Made it in again Thursday, but grabbed the van Thursday night. Then, it was too heavy. It's not so much that the weight was too high, but if it had been a little lighter to push through/over the drifts, if it had been a little less windy, a little less cold, a little shorter commute... Just Something a little less...

Or if I was a little younger/stronger.