Originally Posted by InTheRain

Having once worked a job that was a 65 mile one-way commute I recognize how fortunate I am to have the option of bike commuting…

It sure beats commuting by car, bus, vanpool, carpool, or train. And yet, even those that have the option to commute by bicycle in an ideal situation,... most of them choose another method. It will be a happy day for them when they discover the joy and benefits of a bicycle commute.

Originally Posted by Jim from Boston

I think of my commute in terms of satisfaction:

Cycling >>>>>Train>>>>>>>>>>>>>Driving,

But another dimension is time:
Driving>>>>>>>>>Train (scheduling)>>>>Cycling.

Then there’s Focus (concentration):
Cycling>>>>>>>>>Driving>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Train