Today i commuted to work for the first time ever (I am a server at a restaurant/movie theater) its about 7.5 miles, so its about 15miles round trip. So with great hesitation i left for work -with my work clothes, and shoes in a backpack-an hour and a half early to work to make sure i got there in time, it only took me 30 minutes to get there!!! (takes me 15 in a car). I got in at 5:00pm and left at 11:00pm with the darkness afoot a trekked on into the dark sky, very scared, FREAKING AWESOME. I saw a possum dance (seriously...) and a woman walking a dog backwards screaming at the moon(seriously....). I thought it was going to be allot harder than it was; with that said, i am not only impressed in myself but in my bike as well. I can see me doing this for the long run. now I have a 1985 trek 460 (DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BIKES) but is that an okay bike to commute in? any one else here just experienced there first day commuting on bike? and any one have any pointers or tips on slowly going to commuting to work every day?