1st Commute

With the promise of a warm afternoon, I finally got up the gumption to ride in to work today. Cold and dark to begin with, and I'm STILL not convinced that 75 gear inches does anything for me that couldn't be done with 66 gear inches, or even 60, but I made it to work with time to cool down and change, so the first big barrier to 2006 commuting has been overcome. I won't be taking my really hilly route home. Instead, I'll be riding not quite as far to the in-laws for dinner, and putting the bike in the family van for the trip home. Still, a hopeful start, seeing as I didn't start riding my bike to work last year until sometime in June.