my first ever commute by bicycle. Yay me!

Went pretty good, but I know there are a few things that will have to change.

First thing is I need different pedals. I have old style clips with straps and just do not like these. I am used to a clipless system on my road bike, so I am going to get a clipless system for my commuter very soon.

I realized that I set my saddle height while wearing converse "Chuck Taylor" All-Stars. Very thin sole on those. I wore my NB running shoes today. A much thicker sole, so better on the pedals, but the seat felt too low.

Also with these shoes I had some heal strike issues, because I had a hard time getting my feet all the way into the clip. I wear a size 11 shoe (45 in european sizes). Clipless should help these issues

My computer died, so I only have google maps to tell me the distance and use a calculator to figure out my speed.

By my calculations I did 10.5 miles and averaged just under 10mph. I did drive partway to my inlaws and rode from there. Once I dial everything in I will try to full 26 miles from my house to work.

I have a pretty decent route with only a couple of short areas where I have to deal with heavy traffic.

Overall I am pretty happy and know I can improve my commute time once I correct some of the issues I had this morning