My commuting year was great. I added a road bike for some of the dry weather rides and for recreational distance rides. My summer time improved dramatically this past summer over the previous summer, I found some fast 24" tires for my hybrid.

The people that live along my route now consistently wave to me. Most of our practice's clients know I commute by bike year-round and watch for me. When I went on vacation everyone noticed! I put more miles on my bikes than I did my car, and hope to improve on that next year. The low point of the year was crashing & cracking the head of my radius on the first ride in shorts this spring. I was able to start riding again in 7 days, but couldn't use my front brakes or front derailleur for a month.

In addition to commuting, this year I did a 70 mile solo, and a 90 mile solo, as well as my first group ride (with a bunch of BF friends). This was a good year, and I'm looking forward to next.