I bike 75 miles a week commuting to work. Ask me anything.

[Ellen Forradalom]

Also, answer some of my questions. Like, how likely am I to lose that damned ten pounds by the end of the summer?

[MissB]

1. Is it uphill, both ways?

:hi:

My dh does the same, except that it is about 90 miles each week. Good workout, saves on gas.

[Ellen Forradalom]

3. There are mild uphills each way.

But it's Chicago, so nothing brutal.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

7. If you did that in Boston, the hills would kill you

you never realize how hilly Boston is until you cycle! x(

[Ellen Forradalom]

8. San Francisco is brutal that way too

Bike messenger in SF must be the most physically demanding job in the world.

[MissB]

9. The last hill

that dh tackles each day is a mile-long snake through a cemetery. The switchbacks are amazing.

It does get easier, the more you take the hills. I live in the hills now, so I cannot avoid biking up or down a bunch of them.

[dwckabal]

2. What do you do for a living?

Do you have to wear a suit?

[Ellen Forradalom]

5. I'm a programmer.

Hackers are traditionally seated in the basement, behind the boiler, where no one important sees them. So dress isn't important.

[DS1]

4. If you take a really long ride once a week, you'll be much more

likely to lose the extra fat. I know that when I ride (and damn I'm late starting this year) I consider the first 30 minutes as a wash, and only the time after that counts towards weight loss, as supposedly the first 30 minutes just burns off the sugars that are already in your blood stream.

[Ellen Forradalom]

6. Just my luck

My commute is 35 minutes in the morning and longer (50 or even 60) coming home. The evening takes longer because I'm tired and usually riding into a stiff wind.