I started my bike commuting adventure in October of 2010. For 5+ of those years it was a daily work commute (8 miles round trip) year round here in DC. Rain, snow, ice, heat, cold, wind, perfect days, all of the above it sometimes seemed! We moved to South Alexandria, Virginia in October of 2015 and from there my commute went to around 20 miles round trip. Same deal as before just longer! But it's time to step back from daily commuting for a bit.

We have a very energetic Weimeraner now and his quality of life demands a morning run so I'll be out with him in the dark morning hours in the local forest preserve and then using public transportation to come in to work.

Back in 2010, I gave myself one year to use my old bike and prove to myself I would stick with it. I then picked up a Bianchi, Iseo which carried me through and was rebuilt once with many many minor fixes along the way and about a billion flats.

Keep commuting and helping to increase awareness and adoption of bicycle commuting. I would'nt change a thing over these years, even the frozen days, and I look forward to coming back for the occassional commute.

Keep riding!