I have been considering commuting by bike. I may start by using my cruiser. I plan to save some cash and outfit an old Trek Alpha for commuting. My commute is 13 miles, but I put it into the Veloroute Web site and it said 0 elevation. That's not a typo: 0 elevation. The only caveat is that for 3/4 of the year it's over 100 degrees outside. The company does have a shower that I can use though.