Originally Posted by Hornbiker

Just out of curiosity, what is a legitimate excuse, to you? Here's mine: I live 25 miles away from work, with a 3,500 elevation gain in one 8-mile segment, and grades of 10-20%. It takes me almost 2 hours to ride home, and it is an ass kicker. Not something I could manage often, certainly not daily. To commute both ways would take so much time out of my day that I could do little else. I'm one of those who wishes I could commute, and misses the days when I could.