I live in a remote area with a bunch of little odd towns. It's heaven! Our little peninsula borders Lake Superior. There is a HUGE cycling population here. Many of us have lived and worked in other areas, areas where driving 30 minutes each way to work was the norm. Now, work is usually 10 or 15 minutes away.

A friend of mine and his wife moved to the town north of mine last year. We picked on him for moving so far away. lol...he lives probably 20 minutes from the "city".

Ok, keeping in mind what I just said, a 30 mile ride for many of us is moderate. Yet, a 30 miles drive is far. We are strange folk.

I started commuting by bike, today. So, with the wind, it felt like 9 this morning. It felt much nicer coming home this evening. I got 22 miles in. I'm doing it again tomorrow.