No, I'm not talking about cheezy jazz and
pink:)<br><br>I completed 2000's work year by not driving to
work. I rode my bike almost every day. One day I got a
ride there, but rode back. Another day I got a ride
back, but rode there (flat with no fix with me.) I did
drive my car there once during business hours, but I
rode the same day.<br><br>I basically velocommted for
the entire year. This gave me some time to think, as
I do my best thinking on my bike. I'm not alone in
this - Einstein claimed he conceived relativity while
riding a bike.<br><br>I believe that velocommuting is a
commitment - not reason to "be commited" as some seem to
think. It begins with the decision to ride, regardless
of the annoyances and problems that will crop up. It
is the decision to ride in the rain knowing you will
get wet and that famous vertical stripe because you
don't have fenders on the bike. It is riding knowing
you will get cold because your clothes aren't up to
the weather. It is riding when you know that you will
face oblivious people in their large metal boxes
flying at deadly speeds. It is riding knowing that you
will see the sun rise over marsh lands with low fog,
providing a beauty that the auto commuters will miss. It is
riding knowing that your lungs and legs get stronger
with every stroke.<br><br>In the end, I bought a bit
of stuff (fenders, pumps, a wheel, and tubes.) I
tried different things (backpacks, trailers.) But I
never got out of the saddle. It is a decision I made
over a year ago, and one I confirm every day as I put
on that lycra for that trip to sit in a
cubicle.<br><br>JOKE