[MENTION=7914]Harhir[/MENTION]: !

I had one job that was only 1.4 miles away. Driving took too long because the parking garage was a good walk from the office, and if I remember right, I had to pay to use it. The director told me it was just fine to bring my bike into the office, so that was great. It was a very short distance and totally flat. I rode slowly. Yet I noticed i had gained five pounds and lost an inch or two off my waist, meaning I had gained muscle weight. I eventually concluded that riding every day made sense because even if the rain drenched me, it was easier than driving. I kept a change of clothes in the office for the rare drenching, and I still do that. I guess if we had snow, I would have walked rather than cycling.