Do most of you commuters have bike paths or lanes? There are none around here. Public transportation is almost nil, although the bus system did start installing bike racks this last year. My entire ride would be on high traffic roads (with motor city brained drivers). I could possibly find side streets for some of it but that would really add miles (11.5 miles by direct route). I also don't have a shower at work. I figure I have two or three weeks to check out routes...there still snow on the the ground and side streets are covered and slick.

I really want to do this, I just need encouragement.