1. How old are you?
36

2. How far is your commute to work?
15km round trip

3. How many days a week do you commute?
5

4. Do you commute year around?
Plan to.

5. What do you do for work?
Work in an office

6. How many years have you been commuting?
1

7. What shift do you work?
Days

8. What type of bike do you ride?
Marin Urban Assault Vehicle

9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more?
Ride in

10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike?
Y's Road Nikotama

11. Whats your commuting pet peeve?
Salmon and left hooks

12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts?
All of them when it's raining hard.

1. How old are you? 47


2. How far is your commute to work? 4 miles


3. How many days a week do you commute? 5


4. Do you commute year around? Yep


5. What do you do for work? Analyst/Programmer


6. How many years have you been commuting? 2 years


7. What shift do you work? 7 to 4


8. What type of bike do you ride? Cannondale Badboy


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? Enjoy them both equally


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? LBS


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? Inconsiderate road users, irrespective of vehicle type


12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? Most, some say it's what they should do but.....(insert lame excuse here).......

1. How old are you? 55


2. How far is your commute to work?10 miles each way


3. How many days a week do you commute?Once or twice a week


4. Do you commute year around?Started early spring, we'll see how long I last into fall


5. What do you do for work?Technology


6. How many years have you been commuting?Just this one


7. What shift do you work?Shifts? there are shifts???


8. What type of bike do you ride?1994 Trek 8000 MTB w/ slicks, otherwise pretty much stock. No suspension.


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more?I enjoy them both


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike?Bought new at R&A in Brooklyn


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve?The new bike lanes on 1st and 2nd avenues. I don't think they work as they box you in but don't keep the traffic away.


12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts?Only a few really. My boss is a racer so he thinks its great.

1. How old are you? FIFTY THREE


2. How far is your commute to work? 10 MILES EACH WAY.


3. How many days a week do you commute? FIVE


4. Do you commute year around? YES


5. What do you do for work? SHEET METAL WORK


6. How many years have you been commuting? FOUR


7. What shift do you work? DAY


8. What type of bike do you ride? RECUMBENT, CARGO AND A FOLDER I LIKE THEM ALL.


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? TO WORK. EVERYONE IS JUST TO MUCH IN A HURRY ON THE RIDE HOME.


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? LBS


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? ALL THE BROKEN GLASS IN THE BIKE LANE.


12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? ALL OF THEM.

Nice survey examples. Thanks for the list.

1. How old are you? 41
2. How far is your commute to work? 7.3 miles
3. How many days a week do you commute? 5
4. Do you commute year around? This will be my first year except for snowy days
5. What do you do for work? Middle school building manager
6. How many years have you been commuting? one
7. What shift do you work? 1st shift
8. What type of bike do you ride? 2001 Specialized Hardrock, 1997 Nishiki Blazer
9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? Both, quiet mornings and all uphill (better than a cup of coffee for the wake up), and the thrill of the downhill all the way home in the afternoons
10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? Pawnshops and rebuilt my way
11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? Early morning joggers with no reflective clothing
12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? Most especially on rainy and cold days

1. How old are you?

34


2. How far is your commute to work?

15 miles each way


3. How many days a week do you commute?

5, unless storms threaten, then i'll just hop on the train instead.


4. Do you commute year around?

no. from about mid-december to mid-february, my bike commuting becomes very sporadic because riding in the really cold dead of winter months just isn't all that fun to me and i have an alternate train commute that's really easy and convenient (and warm).


5. What do you do for work?

architecture


6. How many years have you been commuting?

3 years


7. What shift do you work?

regular office hours: 9 to 5, M-F


8. What type of bike do you ride?

fair weather: 2010 Motobecane Le Champion SL Ti road bike

foul weather: 1996 Raleigh M-80 hybridized mountain bike


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more?

the ride home, because i can really open my pony up and push my speed balls to the wall.


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike?

bikesdirect.com


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve?

Taxis and speed bumps.


12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts?

they may all think i'm nuts, but not because of my bike commuting. ever since i started the trend, everyone except one person in my office has started bike commuting at least part time. now, no one else is as dedicated as i am on an everyday basis, but they've at least all become part-time bike commuters, which is pretty cool.

Steely Dan, that's not pretty cool, that's extremely cool.

Tom

1. How old are you? 33


2. How far is your commute to work? 7.3 miles/11.75km one way


3. How many days a week do you commute? 5


4. Do you commute year around? Yes.


5. What do you do for work? Department Head/Manager, Non-Profit/Civic Association


6. How many years have you been commuting? 1.5 years


7. What shift do you work? Generally 9 AM-5:30 PM


8. What type of bike do you ride? Schwinn Hybrid - Bottom bracket and headset = only remaining stock components. Building up Surly LHT frame with trekking bars and current MTB-style drive train as replacement commuter and to-be touring bike this year around the holidays.


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? Depends on which way the wind is blowing! :) Generally prefer the ride home.


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? Target (for now), see #8. Frame to be purchased through LBS.


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? Tourons walking 5 across on the National Mall and inconsiderate MUP users. (These two phenomenon are related.)


12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? I think they probably all think I'm a little nuts, especially on rainy, nasty days like today or in the dark, cold depths of winter. There are three other fairly regular bike commuters in my organization's building, but I'm the only one who rides rain or shine, hot or cold. Most are outwardly supportive though, and some genuinely think it's cool/great.

1. How old are you? 36

2. How far is your commute to work? 10 miles each way

3. How many days a week do you commute? 4 - 5

4. Do you commute year around? I didn't last year, probably won't this year.

5. What do you do for work? I.T. Manager/programmer/DBA

6. How many years have you been commuting? 1.5

7. What shift do you work? 8 - 5

8. What type of bike do you ride? Raleigh mountain bike, converted to drop-bar; classic Bianchi road bike

9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? I like them both the same

10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? Raleigh @ LBS, Bianchi from Sixty Fiver.

11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? The odd inconsiderate driver

12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? I get the odd comment when the weather is bad.

1. How old are you? 42
2. How far is your commute to work? 12 miles each way
3. How many days a week do you commute? every work day (5 days/week), rare day off to accomodate wife and kids
4. Do you commute year around? Yes
5. What do you do for work? Chemical engineer, work in biotech
6. How many years have you been commuting? 1.5 full time, 2.5 part time before that (~4 total)
7. What shift do you work? Day
8. What type of bike do you ride? Surly LHT frame that I built up myself
9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? They're both good.
10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? Frame from LBS, parts from various on-line sources
11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? None really
12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? None that I know of.

Paul

1. How old are you?
25

2. How far is your commute to work?

3.6 by the shortest route but I generally take the long way of 6.2

3. How many days a week do you commute?

5+

4. Do you commute year around?

I intend to this year but havent yet

5. What do you do for work?

Aerospace Engineering Student

6. How many years have you been commuting?

2

7. What shift do you work?

I mostly have class in the middle of the day but some times I am headed in at 7pm or later


8. What type of bike do you ride?

El cheapo bikes direct single speed

9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more?

usually my ride home because I only have to do home work, not sit through a lecture on heat transfer of a review of basic Mechanics

10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike?

Chicabike on Ebay

11. Whats your commuting pet peeve?

salmon

12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts?

not too many since I am in school but when its raining or I come in wearing only wearing lycra because its wet and I would have to change anyway, I get a few weird looks

1. How old are you?
32


2. How far is your commute to work?
about 5 miles each way


3. How many days a week do you commute?
5

4. Do you commute year around?
No- I won't be commuting in the winter.

5. What do you do for work?
University librarian

6. How many years have you been commuting?
3 months

7. What shift do you work?
Regular day shift


8. What type of bike do you ride?
1970s Columbia Tourist 3speed.

9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more?
Ride in- mostly downhill :)

10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike?
Craigslist

11. Whats your commuting pet peeve?
The drivers and the potholes

12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts?
Not that many. There are a number of bike commuters among the faculty.

1. How old are you?
40

2. How far is your commute to work?
20 miles each way

3. How many days a week do you commute?
4 - 5

4. Do you commute year around?
Going to do full year this year.

5. What do you do for work?
Finance / Accounting

6. How many years have you been commuting?
10 +

7. What shift do you work?
1st

8. What type of bike do you ride?
Giant Road Bike

9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more?
Depends on the day, ususally the morning.

10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike?
From a bike mechaninc.

11. Whats your commuting pet peeve?
None really, but when I forget a critical piece of equipment after it is too late, like waterbottle, gloves, helmet.

12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts?
No one.

1. How old are you? 51

2. How far is your commute to work? 5 miles

3. How many days a week do you commute? 4-5

4. Do you commute year around? yes

5. What do you do for work? as little as possible

6. How many years have you been commuting? 38, not counting riding to school

7. What shift do you work? days

8. What type of bike do you ride? primarily a light touring bike, others when conditions dictate

9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? in

10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? Century Cycles

11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? stupid human tricks

12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? all of them

1. How old are you?
43


2. How far is your commute to work?
15 miles, one way


3. How many days a week do you commute?
2 or 3


4. Do you commute year around?
No


5. What do you do for work?
IT


6. How many years have you been commuting?
This is my first year.


7. What shift do you work?
First


8. What type of bike do you ride?
Old steel framed mountain bike


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more?
The ride in. There's a strong headwind on the way home.


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike?
Craigslist, for $40.00


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve?
Highways with no shoulder


12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts?
All of them, except my boss

1. 48 (later this week)
2. 17 miles each way
3. 1-3 days per week
4. Year round but I don't sweat it if I miss a week here or there for bad weather.
5. Office job.
6. 2.5 years of commuting
7. :innocent:
8. Hybrid
9. I enjoy both trips most days
10. Primary commuter = garage sale
11. People throwing cigarettes out car windows
12. Several of my coworkers are envious; only a few think I'm nuts

1. How old are you? 39


2. How far is your commute to work? 3.5 miles one-way


3. How many days a week do you commute? 5


4. Do you commute year around? Yes


5. What do you do for work? Sit at a desk - IT guy


6. How many years have you been commuting? 2.5


7. What shift do you work? 9ish to 5ish


8. What type of bike do you ride? I normally ride my LHT, but sometimes my 'bent, and sometimes my single-speed


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? Strangely, I normally prefer the morning ride into work


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? A local bike shop


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? Headwind


12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? Most

These answers would have been different before. I recently moved into town, shortening my commute. My previous commute was 16.5 miles each-way, and I only rode to work 3 days a week or so. My previous pet peeve was traffic. City traffic is much easier to deal with than suburban crap.

1. How old are you? 36


2. How far is your commute to work?3 round trip miles


3. How many days a week do you commute?all of them


4. Do you commute year around?I sure hope so...


5. What do you do for work?I make people feel better about their broken computers... by which I mean that I manage the help desk



6. How many years have you been commuting?<1


7. What shift do you work?8:30-5ish


8. What type of bike do you ride?2009 Trek 3700 mountain bike with fenders, m-wave rack, double day tripper panniers, trekking backs, and some lights


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more?love 'em both


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike?LBS


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve?hill on the way home sucks


12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts?only the ones who've heard that I plan to do it in winter...

1. How old are you? older than others


2. How far is your commute to work? 15mi each way


3. How many days a week do you commute? 5


4. Do you commute year around? Yes


5. What do you do for work? EE


6. How many years have you been commuting? 15+


7. What shift do you work? friction shifter


8. What type of bike do you ride? 27 yr old mtn bike


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? the ride in, no wind


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? bike shop


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? wind and sticky, salty dirt


12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? ?

1. How old are you? 30


2. How far is your commute to work? 5-15 miles one way


3. How many days a week do you commute? not as many as I'd like


4. Do you commute year around? Kinda, I took 8 weeks off for winter


5. What do you do for work? Lift things, warehouse


6. How many years have you been commuting? 5


7. What shift do you work? Nights 10pm-7am


8. What type of bike do you ride? Old mtb


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? Home, for the scenery and it's downhill


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? an upscale dumpster


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? City buses


12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? All, but it has little to do with my biking

1. How old are you? 37


2. How far is your commute to work? 8 miles r/t


3. How many days a week do you commute? 7


4. Do you commute year around? yes


5. What do you do for work? warehouse manager, canoe/kayak guide


6. How many years have you been commuting? 5


7. What shift do you work? 9-5


8. What type of bike do you ride? novara safari


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? home


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? REI


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? wrong way cyclists


12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? all of them

1. How old are you? 53


2. How far is your commute to work? 16.5 miles RT


3. How many days a week do you commute? 3 - 5 depending on time constraints


4. Do you commute year around? Yes


5. What do you do for work? Trainer for industrial production area


6. How many years have you been commuting? 2


7. What shift do you work? days right now 6:30 - 2:30


8. What type of bike do you ride? Depends on the day. '96 Gary Fisher Tassajara converted to commuter, '81 Miyata 710, or '91 Bianchi Alfana


9. Do you enjoy the ride in or ride home more? Going home: though I almost always have a headwind in the afternoons, I try to downshift, spin, and chill a while with Mama Nature!


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? ebay


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? Getting buzzed by the occasional horn blowing, screaming redneck ain't exactly my favorite part of it!

12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? Quite a few, but many are supportive and interested too.