Originally Posted by lacollins4

Thanks for all your advise. I'm going to give it a go tomorrow. I put some gatorskins on my bike last weekend so they are better than the stock tires i had. I'll be riding around 7:30am and there are lots of moms walking kids to school at that time.I plan on staying on major streets and i have my sister on stand by just in case. I'm looking forward to the adventure and a little scared. I like the whistle idea! and will pick up some mace in a couple of days.