How Was Your Commute Today?

[DebW]

I've bike commuted every day this week. I get to work quickly (only 30 min vs 45-60 on the bus), enjoying the weather and exercise. And no walking down icy sidewalk to the bus stop 1.2 miles away. Roads are still a bit narrow from remaining snow, but not bad at all.

[VeganBikeChick]

Back into biking to work. Biked 3 of my 4 shifts this week. It's a pitiful 3 block commute, but it's finally not 20 degrees in the AM when I leave so I feel accomplished ��

[Crankin]

I am back into commuting, too. Sometimes it feels like more work/prep than it's worth, for a 5 mile commute. When it was 13 miles one way, it was a ride. Before that, just under 7 miles, but I was a new rider and it was truly country road riding. Dealing with traffic situations (I am riding on the outside edges of both am and pm rush hour), seems like a level of hyper vigilance I don't need. But, I will keep doing it.

[Crankin]

Wow, I was the last one to comment on this thread, a year ago...
So, I commuted from my new home today, a whopping 2.97 miles. I left at the height of rush hour, which I would not have done before. As I turned onto the main road outside of my street, I noticed the cars were backed up. There was tree work up about 3/4 a mile and police were stopping the cars. I got to ride past the cars, in the shoulder for the first time. Once I get off of this road, it's through a more residential area, but with lots of cut through traffic. Right before my office, there was a crowded intersection, no shoulder and I had to stop and get in the lane. A bit annoying.
Not sure commuting this far is worth all the prep. I felt really good when I got here, though. My office is moving in June, and it will be even closer, by half a mile.