Originally Posted by gregjones

You chose well. That bike will serve you well for a long time. 10 miles to work will come quick. Maybe not so quick if you're part of SoCal is in the hills, but you will get there. The way to get good on hills is to ride hills. It's said that training on hill is like wrestling a gorilla.............the fight ain't over 'til the gorillas done.



No you don't. Get lights, especially rear. A weekend's worth of reading to do searching light threads.

Mirrors....another day's worth of reading. Some do, some don't, there's only one way to find out.

If you haven't, look here.

Don't worry about speed. Ride at the speed of fun.