Newbie here -- both to the forum and to commuting. I'd just like to express my gratitude for all the great advice on the forum, all the inspiring commuter stories, and share my beginning experince as a commuter:

I have a varying 17.5 km to work: first through the center of Stockholm (Sweden, btw) and then gradually more countrysidish until the last 5 km on a more or less MTB trail with deers and horses as curious spectators.

I've been lucky with the weather so far, no wind and sunny (but chilly) in the mornings, and some wind and light rain in the afternoon to make it interesting. My intention is to keep it up through summer and fall so that I am prepared for the Swedish winter!

(Sorry for any mistakes in the writing, I am Swedish and English is therefore not my first language