Hello guys! I am starting a job in Boulder, Colorado. The company I will be working at is located right off of the town;s main strip, so it's safe to say I will be riding the city streets on my way to work. The ride will be about 1.5 miles from the apartment I am currently looking at. I plan on carrying my laptop and other miscellaneous things with me to work in a backpack (maybe this is bad?). Any advice for what bikes to look at? I glanced through the stickies on this sub-forum and didn't see where to start. I'm probably blind.

EDIT: 5.8 134lbs