Our shop has created an internal commuter challenge for the month of August. For those interested in participating, we have split up into two groups. You get mileage for commuting using any alternative form of transportation. So biking and walking get straight mileage and using the bus gets half mileage. We're offering really cool prizes for the winning team.

Today after my morning ride, I decided to stay in my dirty clothes and go get my hair cut. Usually the drive takes 10 minutes. The neat thing was on bike it took 16 minutes. That was really cool - plus the concept of using a bike for running errands was the topic at the hair dresser today.