Nice thread here, what a long history of bike commuter stories. I am in Orange County, CA and have been a regular bike commuter for the past 7+ years around here. I've lived in other places where bike commuting was a less frequent thing, but here we've got near perfect weather year round plus marked bike lanes or decent shoulders on all the roads I use for getting around. At work I have a bike locker near the entrance to the office, showers, towel service, clothes lockers, what more do I need?

My usual ride is 13 to 15 miles each way, usually about an hour each way. This week I pedaled about 150 miles from Monday through Friday, felt pretty good for a 52 year old guy. I use a heavy duty, low maintenance road bike (Atlantis) and it has survived many years of daily use with no whining.

I'll post here if I have some unusual story to share, most days of bike commuting are just pleasant pedaling without too much excitement. Today just felt great to be pedaling home on a Friday afternoon at 5 pm, with a nice 75F/23C ocean breeze blowing in my face. Doesn't get much better than that. Have a great weekend.