Quote Originally Posted by pinkychique View Post
These are amazing tips ladies. Seriously gold.

What was it that made you want to commute in the first place?
To get there? :-) I honestly can't remember. I didn't bike much before I met my dh as a 22yr old student, but I had always lived an hour by bus away from everything. (We never owned a car.) My dh biked in to uni from his place, so I had to show him I could to, even though I almost fell over after the first commute I was so exhausted. After that it was just a natural thing to do. We've always chosen where to live based on bike commutability. But I made a conscious decision to ride my bike often when my brother died suddenly from an unexpected heart attack, ten years ago. In the weeks and months afterwards I noticed that the days I biked to work felt less black than the days I didn't, and I realised the exercise endorphins really made a difference to my daily wellbeing. In addition I now have a strong motivation to stay healthy.