Its not that bad. No worse than riding the same course for 5 months straight. Besides it also has the advantage of zero chance of a mechanical breakdown making me late for work. I had 2 flats on one ride ladt week and that surely made getting yhe kids off and biking to work a real challenge. I also have concerns about ice in the dark. If you can't see it you are likely to go down. Happened once on my motorcycle. Not something I intend to repeat.