Looking for Newbies with a large amt of weight to lose..

[mudgirl]

BikerP, I've been trying to to work up the nerve to start commuting back & forth to work as well. Your situation sounds a lot like mine! I live about 7.5 miles away from work, up on a hill, have to go down into a valley through town, and then back up another hill to get to work. And when I say "hill," I'm talking 500 ft of climbing in a half mile... 12% grades and stuff like that. Fun stuff!! There are ways to get around it; such as, I could hop on a bus once I get to town to carry the bike and me up the hill. Like I said, I just need to get up the nerve to do it. I ordered a new road bike that should be in early next week, and part of my deal with myself to buy the new bike was to start commuting to work to save $$ on gas & parking to pay for it!

~Brenda