• Lives in Corning/Caton New York
• Courses to work range between 14 and 22 miles on-way
• Commutes on a regular basis, but has been commuting at least one time per month since March 2005
• Cycling miles in 2007
• 6800 miles from April 1 to December 31
• Large portions of the miles were from commuting to work

Methods used

• Prior to 2005, he would drive to work on 1 day with his bicycle on the back of car, and then ride home on the same day. He would then ride back in the next morning, and drive home at night
• Currently, his wife works close by, so he rides in, uses her car for errands and tasks at work, then rides home
• Frequently uses a helmet light to increase night vision and visibility
• Showers at the Elmira YMCA, or takes a shower before leaving and sponge bathes at work
• Carries clothes and needed items in a backpack

• Seeing the beauty of a sunrise  while pedaling in
• Saying good morning to regular early morning walkers along the way
• Looking at Christmas decorations during December
• Watching deer, hawks, eagles, bears, fox, coyote, and even large turtles as they move about in nature
• Having drivers be respectful and giving him plenty of room when they pass
• Waving to the school kids and the bus drivers

• Commutes 2-3 days a week from April to mid October
• Total miles per year on his car equals 7,000
• Total miles cycling 3,300 (about 50% of the miles are from commuting
• Has found enjoyable routes to commute in several places
• Horseheads to Corning 15-20 miles
• Big Flats to Corning 8-12 miles
• Chelmsford, Mass to Bedford, Mass 9 miles - and this suburban commute time was similar to driving
• Kakegawa, Japan to Osuka-cho, Japan 12-15 miles
• Taichung (Evergreen Hotel) to Taichung Science Park 8 miles. This urban commute was almost always faster than by car. On Friday afternoon he was about 30 minutes faster. It was also fun to race the scooters. The ones in bad tune threw black smoke out their exhaust but were easy to surpass.
• Planning to commute from Osaka Hyatt Hotel to Sakai City project site. 8.5 miles urban bikeway/sidewalk riding. He will be very disappointed if he is slower than the 45-60 minute car drive.
• Most locations have showers. He carries one pannier with laptop, lunch, and business casual clothing.
• If there are no showers near work, he showers before riding and brings a washcloth and cleans up in the bathroom. This even worked in tropical Taiwan with its 80 F heat during the dawn commute.
• Hotels have always been willing to store his bike and case for his next visit.