Michael Michael Bicycle

Thanks to the blood sucking NTTA, I finally have a bridge I can use to get to work by bicycle. Once I figured out a way to navigate the 7.5 mile (12km) trip with the least contact with traffic, I started bicycling to work as frequently as I've been able to will myself.

The first few days were hard on my body, very tired when I got to the office and subsequently depressed in the afternoon on the prospect of having to face about 40 minutes of effort to get home.

Two weeks later, I no longer even care about the effort - it's actually easy. And, now it's closer to 30 minutes because I'm hauling ass as best I can.

My goal is to use my bicycle to eliminate at least two commutes by car per week. Coupled with working 4x10 instead of 5x8 hours at the office, that's a 60% reduction in my gasoline consumption via commute. Screw you Exxon.

I'm logging my miles per day, and I think 50 miles (80km) per week - overall not just on commuting - is a great goal for me. Also, I've added my logging to my FriendFeed, to beat down all the idiots who think I'm interesting that follow me that way.