I LOVE:

...the variety of routes I have to choose from -- it almost feels like cheating on the way to work!
...being out IN THE AIR instead of in a box on wheels.
...hopping and dropping little "fun spots" on the routes.
...the guaranteed endorphin rush I get from riding.


I HATE:

...when the weather is too nasty to choose routes.
...deep snow/ice that hasn't been cleared, or that a handful of cars have turned into "brown sugar slush" (the ONLY thing that made my studded tires slip last winter!).
...having the endorphin rush killed by an idiot driver.