Originally Posted by lambo_vt

There were very few people that actually commute regularly, most of them are just cyclists in it for the ride that came for the free stuff (coffee, food, Clif bars, t-shirts, raffles, etc.). I don't commute via bicycle anywhere near full time so I guess that includes me - my regular commute is 7 mi, but I rode 8 to the rally and then 9 to work. Kind of like a mini-vacation for me.

In fact, I would say this area doesn't have a significant bicycle commuting presence. Most people don't work in town and so drive 30+ miles into DC or Baltimore.

The organizers said they had about 220 people register in advance, and a few dozen register this morning. A cool crowd, and I enjoyed it, even though I didn't win anything.