Originally Posted by
YouthInAsia
Last week was the first time I commuted on my bike, 12 miles each way roughly. My bike is kept in my office so staff see it and ask questions. (By-the-way, I'm the only man in an office of women.) Office staff have said things like, "Wow, that's ambitious!" and, "I'm impressed." What's up? Do they have this idea that all I do is sit in front of computers? That I'm not athletic? I'm not the type? Sheesh...
That's funny. The most common question about bike commuting I get is "How far is your ride?" (like you, 12 miles is the answer) and the most common answer is something like "Oh, that's not too bad". (even though they seldom or never even ride around the block)
