I started commuting simply to get more time on my bike. At 30 miles RT that works out to be a decent ride. I only work two days a week, if it was every day I don't know if I could pull it off. Generally it's great fun but some of the adventure has worn off since I started almost two years ago. It's become a bit mundane and I miss riding with no particular place to be - something I have little time for it seems. I save $20 in parking, but I spend more on food because I don't want to carry too much of a load. It still works in my favor.

My favorite part of the ride is probably the halfway home point - I'm out of DC, past the busy MUP, and more on my own winding through suburbia.

One oddity I've noted about myself is that the worse the weather is the more I want to ride. It doesn't make logical sense but I think I enjoy the challenge and the lighter traffic.