Originally Posted by pawn

I call BS on this one. Anywhere you go that serves a purpose is commuting...as in "I commuted to the grocery store to run a few errands by bike, because otherwise I would have driven my car." Or, "I commuted to the Obama inauguration by bike, because otherwise I would have driven my car...or perhaps commuted by bus or train."

Really though, anywhere you go on bike could be considered a commute if there is a definite endpoint at where you will be off bike doing something for a little while, only to get back on bike and ride home.

Everyone has their definitions.