Originally Posted by pedal

To add some fun to my commute, I started timing myself from the front door of my condo building to the front door of my office building. It's almost exactly 6.5 km's, not very far I know. I usually ride my race-ready road bike. I'm very competitive and always try to beat my best times. It's getting to the point where I'm putting safety lower down on the priorities. If I keep going I'm gonna die doing this.

Should I park the roadie and use my slower, but reasonably quick hybrid? Which would be hard for me, 'cause the road-bike is so smooth and sweet to ride.