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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work in downtown DC, and live in Ashburton/Wyngate area. Interested in biking to work on K street because my new workplace has a bike rack, shower, etc.  I'm not THAT fit and haven't done it before, but I'm hoping to get fit. Alternatively, I could bike to the Metro and metro down.  I do get metro benefits OR car benefits from work.  The problem is that my commute is literally killing me if I don't leave super early, and even if I do, I don't exercise that early.

Has anyone done this- biked to either Grosvenor, Bethesda, or Medical Center, and metro'ed in, or biked all the way down to say, K and 12th street area?  I'm assuming I'd go on C&O path for a lot of it. [/quote]

A commute from Bethesda to DC is nothing, by most standards.  I know people who commute from Frederick.[/quote]

And they all started doing things that were shorter and easier.

OP, whatever you start out doing is great.  You can bike to the metro and take your bike on the metro (now legal at all hours, but be polite and try to avoid the most crowded times, and crowded cars)   You could lock up at the metro station (use a good lock).   You could ride down the hill in the AM and metro back up in the PM.  You could try to use CaBi as part of your commute.  Lots of options.

You will probably find in short order that your full round trip bike commute is quite doable.    You may even find yourself adding extra miles to get more riding in, and joining this wonderful crazy community of dedicated riders.  Good luck to you! [/quote]

Yep, a commute from Bethesda to K Street on the Capital Crescent Trail would be a pleasure.  The return trip is just gradually uphill, but not too bad and you could always metro your way back.  I bike regularly on the CCT on the weekends and it is a great trail in great condition.

Signed,
Biker to Worker[/quote]

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