Ive commuted about 20 miles to work for 10 or more years. I draw a circle around my house and look for jobs in that area. Last year my office moved to San Francisco. I have been doing the commute to Rockridge BART for about a year and its getting me down.

The ride over the Oakland hills is fantastic, I spend very little time in traffic which is great. The BART lockers are great. So what is the problem? Well 1) every other job I've had I ride into the office. So my mind is AT work when the ride ends. I don't like taking my bicycle on BART (too crowded) so the lockers are perfect but when I get there, I feel like I'm done. But I have a 45 minute BART ride to contend with.

The bigger problem is that I don't smell or look too good. For the most part its fine, but occasionally someone will give me dirty looks and hold their nose the entire way. I try to stand in the back so I can lean up against a wall but sometimes there is no room and God help everyone if I have to raise my arm to hold on. At first it didn't bother me much, but as I write this I can tell that over time, the stress and self-consciousness is slowly getting to me.

I have clothes at the office, but don't like the idea of carrying a lot of clothes back and forth. I have some very lightweight shoe like things that I swap out for my Sidi's so I can get around ok. Taking my bike on BART (so I have an excuse for smelling ripe) would be more trouble than its worth.

Anyone going through the same issues? I love to ride the ride, but now I just wish I could turn around and go home and work. I think the 45 minute BART ride is the problem. Stuck in a can for that long is getting me down.