Congratulations. My husband has been bike commuting (26-mile roundtrip) twice a week for over a month. Two more days each week, he drives our Ford Escape Hybrid (he'd take it every day but I don't drive his F150 Supercrew 4x4; way too large a vehicle for my comfort level on the crazy roadways.) My hubby isn't some Ironman, he's an average working Joe who years ago had some health issues that spurred him to start exercising more. Now, bicycling is a part of his life and he actually feels weird/wrong if he doesn't get in a certain amount of miles each week. Last week he put in over 70 miles, most of which was bike commuting but also a couple rides on the weekend. He's been riding for several years, including participating in a 2-day 150-mile bike ride from San Antonio to Corpus Christi (Valero MS-150) to benefit the Multiple Schlerosis Society.

We live in San Antonio, TX, which isn't exactly "Bike Friendly USA" so if it's possible here, it's possible a lot more places.

- Shannon (Geeky, Wild Texan)