My ride is 9.8 miles going to, and 11.5 coming home. I always tack on an extra climb to finish the day.

It's fairly hilly, If I take the flat route, then it's about 350 feet to ascend. If I go the back route that's a little more hilly, then it's 679 feet to ascend. Most of it is in the form of rolling hills with some big climbs.

I ride on secondary roads, and there is no bikelane. Traffic is moderate with the exception of about a 2 mile stretch where I have to ride on a fairly busy road. (This is why I usually ride a different route home) For the most part I would say 95% of drivers are usually Share The Road friendly. It's that other 5% that worry me.

I have riden to and from work for nearly a year now, and I don't really care to drive unless it's raining or predicting rain in the afternoon over 50% chance. Roads aren't too bad, but there is one place in an intersection, in the bad stretch of road I was talking about,where there is a large concrete blurb that was obviously put there by a leaky mixer or something. It's dangerous to cyclists. I'm still pleading with the county DOT to remove it.

If it doesn't happen soon, a friend and I are planning a flash mob to bust it off the road with some sledgehammers and hauling it off...