Hello,
Minneapolis/St. Paul resident here, car-free for five years but just getting used to it in the workforce. I have interesting experiences and unreliable commutes because I'm a professional musician, one of the more interesting was biking ten miles to Orchestra Hall in a tuxedo. After one trip I learned that if you fold it carefully a tuxedo can go into a backpack with no serious damage and I save a lot of money on dry-cleaning bills.

I bike because I need to, but I also truly enjoy it.

That's all I have to say.