It pains me to admit this:  On a lovely, if rather chilly, fall day, I didn't cycle to work.
I took the train instead.  It bought me time, of which I haven't had nearly enough, to look at some students' papers and to review a lesson.
Yes, the colleges were open, even though it's Veteran's Day. 
Here's a video of a cycling professor:  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5251769227304946424