Originally Posted by
InTheRain
I'm not fanatic enough about cycling or commuting by bicycle that it would be much of a factor in my career choice. I would not turn down a job that I really wanted (that's why I commuted 65 miles each way for a period of time) based on a mode of commuting. I consider myself "fortunate" for the way things have turned out. Being able to have a job that I enjoy AND a fantastic bike commute is "fortune" in my eyes. I'm not sure that I recognize that my life choices were going to lead me here.
It wasn't a factor in my career choice, but it was certainly a factor in my house buying decisions. Didn't even look at any houses that would have been outside of a comfortable bicycle commuting distance or that would have involved any unacceptable routes.