Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
something so great about the prospect of commuting by bike, the fear, the courage, the anticipation, the preparation, the questions, the bikes, the reactions from colleagues, the feeling of accomplishment when to get there, and when you get home the 1st time. I used to have it pretty cushy with a shower a semi private place to hang stuff to dry. I'm sure there's someone else out there with GORGEOUS facilities that is just dying to give it a try. who are you?
Be very careful! Bike commuting it very additive and can lead you to do crazy things! Proof: Me biking to work on Jan 5 at -15F:
I started bike-commuting to college in the late 80s. Took a number of years off when our daughter was born. Got back to it slowly around 2005 with only the sunny days a couple times a summer. By 2009, I bought a new commuter-bike and was biking most days in the summer. Then around 2011 I made the plunge into winter-biking. Now I bike to work nearly every day, only exceptions are for logistics (need a car to haul stuff or get somewhere far away) and for ice - Ice is no problem for me and my bike, but the cars I share the road with, they have a hard time keeping in control on the ice.
My office has no showers, I use a store room as a locker room, and air-out my bike gear on a hook behind my office door. My co-workers still like to tell me I'm nuts, but generally accept that I'm gonna bike to work.
There are many 'reasons' to bike (save money, healthier, save environment, etc), but the top reason is FUN!