After not having ridden a bike for over 5 years I have been commuting by bike since February this year, only missed one ride home and subsequent trip back to work the next day. I can't believe I didn't ride for so long, it's done wonders for me! I'm just short of 50 (just) and although I've surfed since I was about 8 years old and am in good physical condition riding makes me feel young like nothing else. I work in the restaurant industry so my commuting is a mix of midday and midnight riding, not your usual sort of times but the best part of riding to work is that I get to ride home again. I've had some epic moonlight rides along the beachfront, almost like I'm in my own little world. I would try and encourage more people to do it but I quite like the fact of having the streets to myself at night. Not only have I learnt about myself but the reality of the world and country we live in by exploring the streets. Out of interest I raced as an licensed amateur in the late 80s and 90s, have a pile of older bikes and parts, now ride a 1 X 9 setup 26 MTB with full slicks and an old school Marzochi shock, building a singlespeed 26 MTB with full slicks and for those that know old mountain bikes have a 91 Bridgestone MB 0 with original mavic parts that is going to be a fixie. Looking forward to Amashova in 3 weeks, 1st race since 94.7 MTB and road race in 2005, i'm a little nervous. At least I've got the endurance to get to the finish thanks to commuting.
