Since i started my current job a little over a year ago, I felt like the 17mile trip would be just too far, all my previous commutes were 6-8 miles each way. in October I drove partway, and parked about 5 miles from work. did it twice , it didn't seem like it was worth the hassle. around thanksgiving I started really getting interested in ebikes
but the cost was too high!. then a few days ago read where the CEO of TREK does a 22 / 44mile round trip commute, and I said well if he can , so can I! so I started getting estimates of time using strava and google, and got from 1.5hrs to 2.5hrs. this morning I finally decided to give it a go. 1 hour 20 minutes and was a really good ride!
I figure ill do it twice a week weather permitting for now and up it to 3 times or more in warmer weather. I'm finally gonna have some real bragging miles!