Age 52 here, having commuted by bike (fair weather only) for about five years.

Bike commuting introduces an element of "play" into my often unsatisfying work day. It has replaced the excitement of my "old" jobs in a big way and has made my current 8 to 4 MUCH more of a positive experience.

The first few times out, it seemed that getting up a little earlier, putting together two sets of clothes, filling my water bottle, remembering to transfer my keys, my lunch, etc to the bike was way too much of a hassle. Within days, I had worked out simple solutions to all of these issues and now, it's just a matter of getting on my bike instead of in my car after breakfast.

If you, like me, have logistics problems (i.e. moving large equipment to/from work) on certain days, we will all understand if you have to drive a couple of times a week. But at least TRY to ride a few days and I can almost guarantee you will soon be trying to figure out how to ride the rest of the days, too.

PS: As noted elsewhere on this forum, I am currently experiencing a horrible, debilitating case of Vertigo, which has kept me out of work for several days. It's the worst thing I've ever been through and I'm really concerned about the long-term effect, but the thing that's killing me most is that I'm missing the first few good days of the cycling-to-work season!