yes! i just have a milk-crate, but it makes all the difference. yes also to OP on the "bicycling to work wakes me up super well" - i did in a northern US city

yes! i just have a milk-crate, but it makes all the difference. yes also to OP on the "bicycling to work wakes me up super well" - i did in a northern US city for 6 years, and the icy/cold months when i had to rely on transit instead were remarkably more challenging, especially the mornings, even if i kept up other indoor exercise.