Hardly. I have a 1 year old at home, so commuting early allows me to get miles and time alone without inconveniencing anyone else, which is a major issue in my house. My bike habit is something about which I have to tread very lightly lol.

I can commute to work, and the shortest route is about 7 miles if I ride straight there. Honestly, the bike takes the same amount of time as the car, and if there is traffic, it's actually faster. If you worked on your fitness and traffic riding/route finding skills, you might find the same to be true for you. I usually only leave about 15 minutes earlier, which gives me time to get 12 miles or so and take a less congested and more mellow route. So I end up at work at the same time.

I don't get a lunch break per se. I'm salaried as a corporate recruiter, so I manage my own desk. I also work on commission so I can't just eff off all the time, or I'd never make any actual money. This usually means that I eat at my desk and take 45 mins or so around 2pm to go do laps around the park.

In order to do 20 miles this morning, I left at 7 am, and arrived at work at around 8:10, my usual in time is 8:30. So I was early AND I was able to ride some gorgeous miles before the traffic picked up. I prepped last night and woke up at 6:30 to be turning the cranks by 7. I usually wake up at 7:15, so it wasn't a big deal. Honestly it was GREAT and I will try to do it a few times a week all summer.

My own office IS nice, but I'm probably more like one of those guys who never shuts up, and I prefer company lol. The nice part is that when I get bored, I can just turn around and work on my bike and nobody knows :-)