Yesterday was a great commute, especially in the evening.

The morning was cool and I rode the first 9.5 mile leg easily. I left my home on the north-side of Chicago and rode to the Rosemont CTA Blue Line station where I catch a bus. After a little delay, I rode the Northwest limited bus to the Busse Woods forest preserve. Here I travel on a great bike path about 5 miles before hitting the low traffic suburban streets of Schaumburg for about 5.5 mile.

It took me about two hours and twenty minutes to complete my 31 mile commute. The morning was slow; I wasted about 20 minutes at the bus stop and had a head wind.

The afternoon ride was perfect. With the help of a tail wind, I rode the first 10 miles in thirty-five minutes, a 17 mph pace. I then rode an express bus to Rosemont, arriving at 6:00 PM. I rode the last 9.5 miles in about forty minutes. Less than two hours total .

I need to be as efficient in the morning as I was in the afternoon. The red lines are bike rides, the yellow lines are bus travel.