Originally Posted by
Steely Dan
being tougher than the others is its own reward for me.
this
and i relish the CHALLENGE, man!
i'm proud of the days atop the bridge, in the black, balls of ice forming on my eyelashes from my breath.
in my particular case, i have always been an unusually warm person. which apparently, cuts down on gear.
I also felt my life needed some added discipline, bike commuting gave my routine that element.
I'm up at 6, rubber hits road approx 6:15. Mostly for safeties sake. (I believe the first tip i read from the DOT regarding bike commuting was, "don't ride in rush hour".)