A bit of description of your route profile.

Atlanta suburban residential streets. about 1000 ft climbing all the hills between. Mix of quiet roads, mall parking area, busy roads. At 5:30 am it's very quiet going home is 4:15 pm busy rush hour time frame.

What kind of bike you ride. (photos would be cool)

Fuji Absolute 4.0

How you carry your gear and what or how much (volume) stuff you bring on the ride.

Panniers carrying clothes, shoes, clean up gear, lunch and bike tools.

Distance & time (average speed if you care to share)

11 miles one way give or take. Average speed is low due to the hills at 12-13 mph. Cruising I hit 17-19 mph which is a vast improvement over my initial rides of 9 mph average speed same route and 12-14 mph cruising speeds last year this time. Am averaging 55 minutes for the ride depending on traffic.

How long you've been doing this and any thoughts you have toward the future of your commuting.

Started June 2008 and plan to continue forever. This is wonderful. I commute all year round. It does get cold in Atlanta in the winter (won't ride when windchill or temps drop below 0 here) happens occasionally. Heat is heat. I just drink more and ride slower if it really is bad. I love rainy rides. Nice relief to the heat.