Are there any commuters out there in college or grad school? I figured we could use a thread for ourselves. How long is your commute? How often do you do it? Which other options do you have (car, bus, foot, scooter, etc)? Is theft a problem at your campus? Let's see if we can get a discussion going...alumni are welcome!
Finally, what's your favorite part of riding your bike in college/grad school?
Right now I'm in law school. In fact I'm in class as I write this. My commute is all of a mile. I purposely picked a place as close to the school as possible so that I could easily commute. When I factor in finding parking spots and walking from the parking lot to the building (about a 1/4 mile walk), it's actually quicker to commute by bike than it is by car.
There is no theft problem at my school but I still remove my lights and computer and I put them in my backpack whenever I park the bike.
I use the grocery bag panniers from PBK. My backpack includint computer and a book or two fit nicely in them. If i have more books, I use the second of the same pannier.
I'm just sorry I didn't bike commute at my undergrad. I went to school in Waltham MA. There are some nice places to ride around there.