I was doing a 38 mi r/t commute... actually still doing that occasionally, but different job means a different commute and commute style.

New job is further away, 45mi o/w by car on the highway, more than that by backroads I'd have to take on a bicycle. So the new routine is bike-bus-bike. Five miles to the bus, three miles on the other end. Got a Birdy folder for the job and it is the perfect bike for this new commute.

Everyone loves a folder, from the BMX posse that hangs out in town "Dude, that bike is way sick!" to the bus drivers who have to manhandle bikes into the under-bus storage. The Birdy is an excellent bike -- not just a great folder, but a bike I look forward to riding, folding or not.

Today was perfect weather, low 60s and partly cloudy. This is the second day I've done this commute and I can see myself doing a lot more of it. A 16 mi r/t commute broken up into four different legs is much, much easier than a 38 mi commute, 19 miles at a time.