I moved to the US a little more than 3 months ago. When I landed here, I had no car. I also had an out-of-state license that was valid only for 10 days by California law, and renting a house, buying a car etc in that much time just didn't seem feasible. So the day after I landed, I went to Target and bought a cheapish Magna Excitor (with the currency exchange rate, even that seemed expensive!). The idea was, I would ride the bike for the 2 to 3 weeks that it takes me to get a license and a car. Well, I actually managed to do all that in 7 days - but on the 8th day, I just kept biking. I discovered that I like biking a lot. At the end of the day, it is a very stress-relieving way to get home. It also helps that I take less time to come home on a bike than I take in the car. My commute, if I take the shortest distance, is 2.5 miles each way. I have already lengthened it to 3.2 miles each way (found a trail that is nicer to bike on) and once I get the Giant Escape, I will be changing the route once again to make it about 6 miles one way, at least when returning home.

It's just a lot more fun