I'm up around that time, riding into the sun. Unfortunately, the good feelings evaporate as I go through the gate into the RAAF Base.
Arg, that's the problem then;
you need to go past the gate occasionally and keep riding!
It is one of the hazards of riding to work though. The temptation to miss the turn and then have trouble finding somewhere safe to do a U'ey. I've done it a couple of times on those exceptional mornings. You just need a good excuse for being a bit late! Throttle stuck, going too fast to turn in, brakes didn't work, you know the sort of excuse. Seriously, I have done it and it feels great! Of course, there is a balance between keeping a job and unfortunately, when you do eventually turn up, the feeling starts to go, but you get a lot further into the day than normal. My experience anyway! It also helps that I work in an area that is surrounded by an old street racetrack (Gnoo Blas - googloe that) and there is a brilliant left hand corner on the crest of a hill (Connaghan's Corner) that is fun at legal speeds in the reverse direction.
