Commuting 101

On Monday.. April 16.. I rode my bike to work.. I was alittle nervous.. getting on my bike at 5:50 am in complete darkness.. I had plenty of lighting on my bike.. I had 2 headlights and 2 tail lites.. some of these roads I never road my bike on during the day.. let alone in the dark.. There was one part I was very nervous about.. that was the 1 mile I had to ride my bike on a very busy road.. over a very narrow bridge it has 4 lanes.. 2 going each way..  that goes over the Catawba River.. I'm glad to say no problems.. the whole morning ride went smooth.. uneventful.. 13.4 mile ride in about 50 minutes.. a quick change.. and I was ready for work.. about 9 hours later.. it was time to ride back.. now in the morning we had cool temps with no wind.. the afternoon was totally different.. it warmed up to 82 degrees with lots of sun and wind.. from were I work.. I was heading west.. directly into the wind.. I was getting tired of fighting the wind.. In the spring time in NC we get lots of wind and it always changes.. going over the bridge with alittle more traffic turned out to be no problem.. everyone was very patient as I rode my bike over the narrow bridge..  other than that my first day of commuting was a huge success.. for a total of 26.8 miles of riding.. more hilly than I thought.. right now I plan on doing aleast once a week.. hopefully I can find time to do 3 times a week.. not only save money.. but help get my metabolism up.. so I can burn calories.. its a great way to start the day and sort out any personal issues.. and keep the mind sharp.. Have a great day...Be Safe...