didn’t see this coming, but this morning I knocked ten minutes off of my 14-mile commute. all without changing my route.

the difference? music. not headphones – riding with headphones sounds like a big no no — but by mounting my Blackberry on my handlebars and having it play at a medium volume.

for whatever reason, it really helped me maintain speed going up the hills on my route into Boston.

I’m so psyched…if I can keep this up, it means that biking is just as fast as taking the commuter rail (well, driving to the commuter rail + taking the train + taking the subway + walking to my office). driving is a half hour off peak but can be an hour and a half in rush hour.