That I am now ok biking every day the distance of my commute. I don’t see doing this commute every day (17 miles of low hills) but I feel like I am getting closer to giving it a shot. I can take a bus most of the way home if I burn out on the way there / don’t want to make the return trip.

I feel feel a lot of mental resistance to the idea despite this was one of my goals when I started biking. Anyone else deal with this? Like I am worried something will go wrong and I will look like a fool. Part of the issue is that bus stops are few and far between out here, so a mechanical issue could mean a long walk / being hours late to work vs my old life where if I had even a flat I would just hop on the bus and deal with it later.