I just got back from a long weekend on Ocracoke Island, NC, where my transportation was a single speed beach cruiser pulling a child trailer with my daughter inside and three beach chairs, two umbrellas, towels, and camera gear bungied on. It actually went fairly fast, but took a long time to build up speed.

Consequently, my commute rides have seemed amazingly quick.

My new routine involves walking my daughter to her school bus stop, then riding on to work. The ride was fine, except I had to stop part way to put on my rain gear.

Paul