Name: Betsy Mathews
Location: Amherst, Mass
Started bike commuting: 15 years ago+/-
Commute distance (one way): 3 miles

Describe your commute: Main residential street with a bike lane then through school and park grounds.

Describe your bike and accessories: Cannondale 900 hybrid fitted with fenders, mirror, bell, rack, panniers.

What bit of advice would you like to share with new bike commuters?: Keep your tires pumped up, be a regular on your route so the drivers learn to expect you, signal all turns and enjoy.