Originally Posted by Mr. Underbridge
I put off cyclocommuting for about 6 months because, with young twins, our schedule is nuts and I need to be able to get home quickly. Then, it finally dawned on me that if I alter my commute a bit, I can actually get home *faster* on a bike because our traffic is so dysfunctional. This way I get my 50 miles/week on a bike (short commute) without having to stick my wife alone with the kids to do it. Everybody's happy.
When we had our first child it actually encouraged me to be serious about bike commuting. Due to the child, I had much less time for doing weekend and evening rides. If I wanted to ride my bike I had to make it part of my daily routine. Cycling to work takes about 15min extra minutes, mostly due to clean up once I arrive.
Craig