Today was the first time I've ever commuted to work... 9.47 miles according to my Garmin Forerunner...took me 50 minutes, wasn't too bad other than the fact that I forgot my gloves and it was about 38 degrees this morning....I've decided, I need to find a vintage higher end road bike for my commuting purposes. My 2006 Scott Voltage YZ4 mtn bike just isn't going to do it...heavy frame, mtn bike gearing, knobby tires....I bet I could shave some time off with a more efficient ride. I estimated that it would take me 45 minutes, and it took 50, I got hosed by some traffic lights...

I wish we had bike lanes here in Michigan....drivers are so crazy that I rode on the sidewalk on the busy, busy roads....