Commuting started for me back in 2008. Its been an off again on again expereince for a number of reasons, accident, job loss, moving, etc. I have been consistantly riding for the last year and a 3 months now. I have been recording my trips from my on board bike computer. I am in the best shape in decades. I haven't been this weight in probably 15 years or more. Every ride is a challenge because I make it that way. Unfortunatley the last year and change has been a one way commute. No showers available at the work place otherwise I would have twice as many miles and be in better shape! I count my blessings.

Is it fun? Duh! Do I sweat like a pig? Duh! Do I have a smile on my face when I get home? Duh! Am I bored with riding the same bike? Getting there. I am thinking of changing the ride up. I switch to a suspension fork last Friday and Tuesday's ride felt a little slower but much smoother. The extreme would be to put the backpack on and ride one of the 21 pounders! May do that soon.

BTW: I suspect most of you do a ton more miles than I do but I am happy to have over 900 miles this year with last month milage at over 200. Avg MPH have moved from 12.5 to 16+ per ride on my 50 lbs ride.