Straight to Work or the long way; at the usual pace or Time Trial?
Just starting a new thread because I've read all the others... How many go straight to work (or straight home) as opposed to taking a longer route and does the pace change, the usual versus an accelerated clip?
Since this winter was exceptionally normal here in Minnesota as opposed to our unseasonably snowless and warm in recent years I have stuck to the straight to work and straight home deal. I have stretched it recently but not as much as I will when "biking weather" is more fully upon us. A few times a week I will glance at my watch and work a bit more on the ride to run a time challenge of sorts. Because I rode a 29'er SS this winter I tend to spin out. I have a more heavily geared old steel Bridgestone SS that I'll clip into when I switch and this will be more of a challenge on both ends. I will roll my original commuter (old steel geard Bianchi) but do love the SS...
How's about anyone else?