I have to say that getting-up-in-the-morning thing is one of the factors that determines my (lack of a) morning bike commute. Commute time taking the bus is about 30 minutes on one route, 50 on another. Biking is about 40-45, maybe longer given that there's a little more climbing going to work than coming home. Problem is that I don't wake up hungry. That usually kicks in after a couple of hours, so I can get up about 6:30, be at the bus stop by 7:30, and be at the office at 8:00 with an empty stomach, but breakfast in hand. If I try and bike without eating first, that doesn't work so well. So if I were to bike in the morning, I'd have to allow extra time for eating, which I'd be disinclined to do if I didn't get up extra early to allow time for getting hungry, add on a slightly longer commute, and I'm probably getting up at 5 or 5:30. Add on the problem of no showers at work and me sweating like a fiend even on my mild, 5 mile commute. No thank you. I'll take the bus.