Heh,I rode my old commute route so many times,that I actually developed shift points. I could actually tell if I was tired because on this stretch of uphill I'd be in the small ring 3rd gear instead of my usual 4th.

My Safari was my usual commuter. It has a 48/36/26 triple with an 11-34 cassette. For my normal commute,I rarely used the 28/34 or 48/11,but used just about all the others.