Bicycle commuting is the use of a bicycle to travel from home to a place of work or study -- in contrast to the use of a bicycle for sport, recreation or touring.
A particular function or state of adjustment of engaged gears
gearing: wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
Equipment that is used for a particular purpose
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
One of a set of toothed wheels that work together to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle or the crank of a bicycle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels)
set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
Commuting to work
Randy is trying to commute to work via bicycle as often as possible. Ride is just shy of 5 miles. Combining exercise time with commuting time is the main reason. Although high gas prices is another motivator. Will especially be nice getting into autumn when the daylight gets short and doesn't leave much time for evening riding.
winter abuse
I neglect it terribly. It needs a wash, fresh oil, or at least to have the salty, sandy road grit wiped off. I just drop it on the cold porch and pick it up the next morning.