I know most commuters don't kill themselves on their way to work. You want to get there energized and refreshed, not tired and sore.

I have a fairly short commute (3.2 miles). What's unique about it is the time frame. I work in an on-call position and am allowed to sleep at home while I'm on the clock. When work arrives I have to rapidly dress and hurry to the office. My employer expects us to drive there safely. I bike commute though I have a car, so my standard is that my bike gets to work as fast as my car could. I have lots of Strava logs demonstrating this if the boss ever complains.

Who else has a fast commute?

That's cool. I bet you can really sprint for 3.2 miles.
When I ride, I can't seem to hold back, I'm always given'er, to some extent. My two-wheel time, on a 11 mile route, is a little less than double my car-commute time, i.e. about 35 min.

Same here. I could probably be accused of TTing my commute by some factions of the Commuting subforum as well. My commute is about 6.5-7 miles each way and if it weren't for stop lights/signs, I'd be able to do it in much less than 25 minutes.

Saving Hawaii, I'm curious what your line of work is, if you need to be present so quickly at a moment's notice. Does your job allow telecommuting?

Do you do your TT-like 3.2 fast commute in street clothes? Are you business-ready upon arrival, or do you need cool-down/wash-up/change clothes time before being ready to do what it is you do at work?

I'm a glorified taxi driver so not really.

I TT my commutes because I'm on company time and any time increase due to me commuting by bicycle (versus my car) is a delay that my clients can complain about. That's not necessarily a huge issue but complaints about untimely service do happen and I don't want to be called in to chat with my boss about how bicycling on the company dime is unacceptable. So long as I can show Strava logs with clean stops at intersections and a commute time that is as fast as my car would get me there, I'm not going to have issues.

I commute in my work uniform and SPD shoes. It's pretty flappy but works fine. I usually have 20-45 minutes in a car with A/C after I get to work and before I meet any clients. Plus I live in a hot, dry climate so sweat dries quickly. A light sweat odor is a non-issue in the work environments where I interact with clients as there are much more terrible odors mixing into a pungent soup of noxious aromas constantly. Think of the worst smells you can imagine and double that.

I throw in lots of hard efforts, but I shower before I clock in.

It's more fun pushing on the way home though, less traffic.

Ah, that makes sense. I was just curious -- no judgment at all from me about TTing your commute.

My muscles are still getting used to this new bike's geometry, so i'll have to wait to try this, but on my old bike i could all most beat a car most places around town before the shifter broke.

I used to be able to do one specific route that takes 5 minutes to drive in 7 minutes on my bike. I'm looking forward to doing that again now that i have a bike with shifter.

- Andy

I also have a 3.2 mile commute. Heading into work though I have about a 1 mile downhill section that drops around 450 feet. My time in is usually 10min or less depending on if i coast down the hill or not. Its consistently up to 5 minutes shorter than driving. Now the return trip is about 10-15min longer by bike.

Apropos Ravenhog's commute, I spent 6 months in Switzerland last year on a work assignment. The bike commute (or walk, when necessary), was about 1 mile. The kicker was, most of it was on a 10% grade, downhill on the way to work, fortunately. Getting to work by bike was a 5 min job, if that, getting home more like 15 min. In spite of the short round trip distance, there seemed to be a workout in there somewhere.