I biked to work/home for the very first time today, 50 miles round trip. Quite enjoyable. I gave myself 3 hours but got there in under 2 hours. I took the opportunity to bike to work because of the pit-stop [San Gabriel River Bike Path Entrance at Cedardale, Santa Fe Springs]. But as it turns out, my worries on the long commute were unwarranted.

The ride home is another story. The issue I encounted were the afterwork traffic of the steet. It simply was too dangerous for my taste. So I hopped onto a Metro bus [free for the day] for about 5 miles of the way and biked home the last 5 blocks.

I really wouldn't mind doing this every now and them, however, too much preparation time makes it inconvenient. I'd rather take a weekend and ride the San Gabriel River Trail to Seal Beach and back.