i told matt this weekend, after we got our new helmets, that i get to be an a-hole bike commuter now. i’m not sure what i meant, but i bet i’ll figure it out.
this morning, while waiting at a stoplight, someone inquired about my new timbuk2 bag. i admitted to him that i had seven of them, in varying sizes, but i kept the fact that i had one *inside* the other a secret. :)
my commute ranges anywhere between 20 and 30 minutes, depending on a couple of factors. one is the stretch of bike path between thornton and blair; there is a cross street every block, and if i time it wrong, i’m biking right through the morning rush hour. the other factor(s) are stoplights; blair and willy and john nolen and north shore. blair and willy isn’t too bad, they have the timers set pretty low for the folks on willy/wilson, so the wait isn’t terrible. but, if i don’t make it to north shore at the right time, it’s nearly a five minute wait, that’s a long time when you’re sitting still after biking for 20 minutes straight.
still, it’s way better than a commute by car that ranged from 25 minutes to an hour.