Hello,

Do you have any sort of public transportation? Is there a place you can lock your bike and leave it overnight?

I am in a similar position. My commute to work is a combination of bike, ferry, bike and it's 20 miles each way. That's a lot to do every day, and with other responsibilities like getting the kids to places they need to be ontime, well, it's nearly impossible to manage every day. But I do have a place to keep my bike at work securely overnight, so often what I will do is ride in to work, then take public transportation back home. Then the next day, take PT to work and ride my bike back home. Some days I will ride both ways, some days I won't ride at all. I try to vary it so it doesn't become too monotonous, but I find if I skip too much riding, like 3 days in a row, I become very lazy and unmotivated!

Anyway, I always like the way I feel when I get to work after a brisk ride. Sometimes it's hard to drag myself out of bed at 5am on a cold rainy morning and get on the bike, but once I'm out there, I'm glad I did it.