I`m on the edge of this group. I`ve bike commuted in nice weather for several years and this is my first Winter of daily pedalling. I bike to the supermarket sometimes, sometimes drive and once in a while bike to see my folks or my sister in law (about 15 miles in either case) but that`s more the exception than the rule.

There`s one guy at work who is definitely a bike man. He`s in his fifties and says he never learned to drive, which makes a lot of people around here think he`s strange. His commute is about twelve miles each way with a BIG climb from town out to the plant and I`ve always been impressed by his stubbornness. It also impresses me that, while his bike is pretty nice (a Safari), it isn`t nearly as expensive as the "toy bikes" that a lot of us use for weekend mtb rides even though it`s his principle transportation and he could easilly justify just about any set of wheels. I`ve even seen him riding his bike in other towns and I know dang well that he pedalled for 40 or 50 miles to get there. But I notice that this year he`s started taking the bus, apparently waiting for warmer weather. Maybe his years are starting to show, I don`t know. Anyway, it kind of bums me out to not see his bike at the bike rack now. Sort of like findiing out that Superman had to call the cops to settle a domestic dispute or something. So there`s my post- more about "some guy" than about me, but that`s who I thought of when I read the OP. The rest of you guys keep it up- you might be somebody`s hero and not even know it.