1. How old are you? 39


2. How far is your commute to work? 11 miles each way


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


4. Do you commute year around? Mostly, except when roads have ice.


5. What do you do for work? Programmer


6. How many years have you been commuting? Exactly 2 years (started Nov 2008)


7. What shift do you work? Days


8. What type of bike do you ride? Road bike, sometimes CX


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? During winter, about the same. During summer, the ride home (still have daylight plus it's more relaxing).


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? Chain store, (both the rb and cx)


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? Other cyclists always in a rush and unwilling to give up momentum thus doing something stupid, no lights and generally being a-holes.


12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? None. But some of them are a little surprised at how many miles I ride, even the cyclists (which always striked me as odd)

1. How old are you? 15


2. How far is your commute to school? 4 miles one way


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


4. Do you commute year around? Yup have to rain or shine.


5. What do you do for work? Homework (Which I am supposed to be doing right now)


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


7. What shift do you work? ummm 8am-3pm


8. What type of bike do you ride? Cannondale CAAD 9


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? Ride home, it's much warmer than the ride to school.


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? Local Bike Shop(Helens Cycles)


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? Drivers who don't look both ways when turning / people who pull out of their driveways without looking both ways.


12. How many of your friends think you're nuts? All of them besides two of the other kids who bike with me.

1. How old are you? 43


2. How far is your commute to work? 23 miles or mix it up with transit.


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


4. Do you commute year around? Mixed commute. I have a rails-to-trails ride I can take... or if I want... I can make it a mixed commute. Seattle buses have bike racks! Or I can take the bus in to the city and ride on the way out.


5. What do you do for work? Software QA


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


7. What shift do you work? Day


8. What type of bike do you ride? Sport touring. Wait that's what I'm going to purchase. Right now I ride a comfort bike.


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? Ride home... I don't have to worry about getting sweaty... and can leisurely take my time if I so desire. Plus mornings suck.


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? Local Bike Shop


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? Rain/winter/Daylight savings.


12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? Zero. Seattle is a pretty savvy bike riding town.

1. How old are you? 39


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


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


4. Do you commute year around? yes


5. What do you do for work? Geoscientist/Engineer


6. How many years have you been commuting? 2


7. What shift do you work? day


8. What type of bike do you ride? Euro city bike


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


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? simpel.ch


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? elderly drivers


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

1. How old are you? 35-40
2. How far is your commute to work? 11 to 25 miles, depending on time available, weather
3. How many days a week do you commute? 5
4. Do you commute year around? yes. Winter mountain bike with studded tires, hybrid commuter otherwise
5. What do you do for work? software architect
6. How many years have you been commuting? since Earth Day 2008
7. What shift do you work? whenever I want. usually 8-16
8. What type of bike do you ride? Cannondale Quick CX Ultra 2010, Motobecane 700HT
9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? home
10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? ProVelo BS in Fort Collins, CO
11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? Americans in pickup trucks or minivans with a Support Our Troops sticker who can't drive, hate bikes, don't know they have turning signals, and have no clue how to use a roundabout
12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? 73.5% +/- 25

1. How old are you? 48
2. How far is your commute to work? 10km
3. How many days a week do you commute? 5ish. I work from home occasionally.
4. Do you commute year around? Almost. As long as the roads are clear of snow and salt - typically March - December.
5. What do you do for work? Computer geek. Currently working for a telephony provider, writing IVR software for call centre use by a major bank.
6. How many years have you been commuting? Since my mid twenties.
7. What shift do you work? Office hours, sort of.
8. What type of bike do you ride? 2010 Surly LHT, 2010 Kona Blast
9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? Morning commute is a great way to start the day. Ride home is a great way to destress and unwind.
10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? To Wheels Cycle. (LBS near the office).
11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? That I have to get off the bike and actually go to work.
12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? All of them, but I'm not sure it's completely related to my bike obsession...

I hope I passed the audition... :commute:

1. How old are you? 38
2. How far is your commute to work? 36 miles each way
3. How many days a week do you commute? Four days per week; I telecommute one day a week.
4. Do you commute year around? Yup
5. What do you do for work? Software engineer for a credit union.
6. How many years have you been commuting? On and off for 15 years, mostly on. Car free for four years now.
7. What shift do you work? Banker's hours.
8. What type of bike do you ride? Heavily modified 2005 Trek SU200 or a 2008 Kona Paddy Wagon.
9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? Ride home, of course.
10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? From a friend that wasn't going to ride it anymore.
11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? Cat-6 douch3b@gs that blow through lights and stop signs, and cut off cars and other cyclists.
12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? Most of them. Those people are unimaginative pu55ies. :D

1. How old are you? 41


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


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


4. Do you commute year around? first time going year round


5. What do you do for work? middle school building manager


6. How many years have you been commuting? 3


7. What shift do you work? 0600-1430


8. What type of bike do you ride? rigid mountain


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? Morning-no traffic and all uphill


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? Saved from dump


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? cross winds


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

100% especially last week when it was 7 degrees and snowing!

1. How old are you? 28


2. How far is your commute to work? 8kms each way


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


4. Do you commute year around? Yep


5. What do you do for work? Welder


6. How many years have you been commuting? 6 years off and on


7. What shift do you work? All, sometimes rotating


8. What type of bike do you ride? Hardtail MTB


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? Home. Better things to look forward to at the end; more relaxing.


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


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? None


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

1. How old are you? 44


2. How far is your commute to work? 24 miles (one way)


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


4. Do you commute year around? yes


5. What do you do for work? Graphic artist


6. How many years have you been commuting? 5


7. What shift do you work? Daytime


8. What type of bike do you ride? Fuji Touring


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


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


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? Surveys about commuting :)


12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? Don't know. Don't care.

1. How old are you?
46

2. How far is your commute to work?
12.5 in and 20 home.

3. How many days a week do you commute?
3 - Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

4. Do you commute year around?
Yes. The weather will not control me. Oh, by the way I live in So. Cal.

5. What do you do for work?
Technician for an electrical utility.

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

7. What shift do you work?
Days. 0700-1530

8. What type of bike do you ride?
Rotate two road bikes, a Time and a Colnago.

9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more?
That is like picking my favorite child. In, is a great way to start the day. Home, has some extra miles and hills that are fun and challenging. All the while thinking about getting home with that wonderful feeling of accomplishment and happiness in being able to incorporate something I love into my weekly schedule of life.

10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike?
Wonderful bike shop in Pasadena, Ca. - Velo Pasadena.

11. Whats your commuting pet peeve?
Traffic lights changing to red with no vehicles on the cross street or in the turn lanes.

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

26
6.17-6.2 miles
Every day I'm scheduled.
So far, yep.
Retail
This is my first.
Days. Specific hours change daily.
Rampar R-One.
Hard to say, each has their perks. Way in it is a lot more energizing and fun to ride. Way home is faster, as it is mostly down hill.
Craigslist.
Traffic lights not changing for me if there are no cars around.
ALL.

Commuting Survey
I thought this might be fun... Copy and Paste if you want to participate!


1. How old are you? 36


2. How far is your commute to work? 17 miles


3. How many days a week do you commute? 2-3 as family commitments allow.


4. Do you commute year around? Yes


5. What do you do for work? Teacher


6. How many years have you been commuting? 5


7. What shift do you work? Day


8. What type of bike do you ride? Mostly a CX Bike


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? In usually. I have more energy in the morning.


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? It's a Bikes Direct bike.


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? Being buzzed, but that happens far less frequently.


12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? Most of them, and all my students.

1. How old are you? 28


2. How far is your commute to work? 5 miles each way, 1 mile each way to school (from home.. so nice!)


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


4. Do you commute year around? Yes. Except ice, which doesn't happen very often here in Portland but I had a bad fall a few years back that scared me straight.


5. What do you do for work? Office assistant/ full time student


6. How many years have you been commuting? 4 years


7. What shift do you work? Days


8. What type of bike do you ride? Bianchi Bergamo


9. Do enjoy the ride in or ride home more? The ride home! It's more downhill too :)


10. Where did you purchase your primary commuter bike? River City Bicycles


11. Whats your commuting pet peeve? Stupid people stealing my lights when I forget to take them with me.


12. How many of your co-workers think you're nuts? All of them when it's 35 and raining like today! But in the summer everyone says they wish they could ride a bike to work... which they totally could!