Commuter

I started riding my bike to work, I got it supped up with saddle bags so I could carry all my stuff, when it starts to get hot out a pack sack just makes me sweat more. It had a tune up and was all set to go. I have a inexpensive bike from Canadian Tire that gets me from point A to point B. I work mostly nights so it nice and cool when I ride in the late evening and early morning. I do not like riding on the road, drivers frighten me, I know all the drivers out there that should not be behind the wheel. It was my first ride of the year and I was coming up my street and there were 2 park cars across from each other (one on each side of the road). I was coming up to the cars and a car was driving up behind me and one driving towards me, instead of one of the cars letting myself and the other car go through, all three of us squeezed through at the same time. I do like riding in the bike lanes as it does give me my own space, what frightens me is the drivers that do not understand the rules. I am lucky in that I can get from my house to work without driving on the road of any high traffic areas.

I am quite visible on the road, I have a flashing light facing the rear of my bike and I wear a fluorescent yellow jacket and a fluorescent yellow shirt (Skinny Chics) on underneath. You couldn't visually miss me.
It is the perfect distance away, so that I am not tired by the time I get to work, it is 3 miles total, there and back, downhill on the way to work and uphill on the way home.
I do have to get new handle cover as the ones I have are pretty hard, your hands get sore after bumping along.
I put an odometer on my bike to see how many miles I could ride through the summer. So far I have gone 32 miles, we'll see by the time it snows in the Fall (it could still snow) how many miles I have gone.