Great morning for a commute! Here I am on the South Walnut Creek Hike/Bike Trail in Austin, Texas. My wife has my rack and Ortliebs, probably forever, so I'm using my indestructible Chouinard Equipment (nowadays Patagonia) climbing bag I bought in 1983. The bag is supporting the bike (Wabi Classic) here. Hopefully this is a good "before" picture that I can later pair with an "after" picture when I lose 20 pounds. . . .

This morning was the "long" route, 11 miles. The short route to work is only 4.4 miles.