ride my bike to work once a week

I don’t really have any excuse for not doing this. Work is only 5 or so miles from home and it doesn’t often rain, except in winter.

My excuses are that I don’t have a good commuter bike – just a fancy road bike – so it feels like a whole production with extra shoes and all that.

Second is I tend to work till well after dark and I don’t have a decent light or feel particularly safe even with one.

Last, I have to dress pretty well at work and we don’t have showers. This is why my goal is once a week – I’m going to shoot to ride on “casual Fridays” – but still, it limits my happy houring options.

Seriously, my commute is 22 miles each way and I am now riding my bike 1-2 per week to work. I usually bring my work clothes to the office the day before I ride my bike, so I can clean up and change before I start working in the morning. It’s not effortless, but I can’t think of a better way to exercise, save money on gas, pollute a bit less and have fun all at once.

i rode to work today (3.8 miles) on adam’s bike. i really need to get one my size.