A bit of description of your route profile.
i ride through the worst part of toronto. buses everywhere. road surface like a war zone. common obstacles: car parts, VCRs, boxes of nails or something equally hazardous.

What kind of bike you ride. (photos would be cool)
my 1990 cannondale SR600.

the wheelset pictured has been destroyed beyond repair by my commute. hooops have been replaced with black velocity deep vees w/ black spokes and nipples. they dont bend unless you really make an effort to eff them up.
i have also ridden my fixed gear bike before but my co-worker i commute with doesnt like all the skidding[haha] so i generally ride this when he is not riding in that day.


How you carry your gear and what or how much (volume) stuff you bring on the ride.
i wear a knapsack[northface] and have a saddlebag with my tools/inflator and a spare tube. i also have a spare foldable tyre strapped under the bag.

Distance & time (average speed if you care to share)
30.1KMs one way. home is a little faster than the ride to work. takes between 1hr and 1hr10min depending on how many buses i have to drag race and how many times i almost die.

How long you've been doing this and any thoughts you have toward the future of your commuting.
i've only been commuting for a year but i know my roadie is an ass-hatchet on these crap roads. that super stiff aluminum frame with the near vertical seat stays is brutal some days. i have been thinking of a fixed gear mountain bike with smooth tyres and one of those bags that hangs off your seatpost so i wont have to wear a bag on my back.