After 3+ years of no commuting, I'm getting back in the game!

[Texan-n-Fla]

3 years ago, I got hit pretty hard on a daily commute home, and it really threw me for a loop mentally. I didn't want to ride, and whenever I tried to, I would freak out.

Well, then I changed jobs that would be 40 miles each way. And my office moved to where I was commuting 90 miles each way (company car, company gas. No complaints from me.)

I just quit. I'm starting my own company. So I've taken a night job at the local university to help supplement my start up income, and since we've been a single car family for the last 4 years, it means I get to bike commute again.

It's 8.2 miles each way, and should be mainly residential arterial streets and wide shouldered thoroughfares. I'm really looking forward to it!

[paulmich]

Welcome back!

[cyclingdutchman]

Hi TnF, welcome back! 8 miles is a nice distance.

Make sure to share your experiences in the daily commute thread!

[bedwards1000]

Good to see you back. I wondered where you went. So are you in Texas or Florida now? Did you ever do your coast to coast ride or was that scheduled after you got hit?

[Texan-n-Fla]

Thank you sirs!

I never had the opportunity to do the coast to coast ride. I got into the accident before hand, but I did ride SAG and got to spend a lot of time with some good friends.

Really looking forward to getting everything together and getting back after it.