I think of all the rides I've done, weight lost, whatever, I'm most proud that in my building, let's see 4 people on my floor now ride, I can think of at least two on other floors who do now. And 3 or so others who are "thinking about it".

So I guess I am a commuting evangelist.

Need a poster on my desk "Have you accepted the bike as your personal savior?" JK, TE gals, really! No joke on religion meant, you *know* how we are about cycling and bikes.

Mostly I don't talk to people about it.

I think they see me, 50, riding to work on occaision and think "If the chubby 50 year old gal can do this, I can do it too". They watched me drop weight and and hold most of it off and when asked how of course one thing I credit is cycling.

If they ask I point out resources, even TE.

Maria? Des? You lurking?? C'mon over to the getting to know you thread unless you're already here better watch what I say about work.

Sometimes I can't bike to work, then I might run an errand on the weekend.

When I do ride I keep a spare set of clean clothes here at my desk so don't have to haul it back and forth. Then haul the laundry home.

I am lucky, while it's nowhere near perfect, the Bay Area has an acceptable network of bike lanes. It took me almost a year to find a safer way to get to BART but I do like it now. Turned down a job transfer because I would not be able to ride.