You just have to make up your mind to commit to the bike. I carry my office clothes every day in a trunk bag, I live in new england so the weather never is good, I have panniers on the bike with all sorts of clothing, parts and tool, I have a night rider on the bike because I'm always in the dark and fenders becuse it always rains. I go 18.5 miles each way, it takes about 1 hour 15 minutes, I'm 48 years old this month and have been doing this for years. I don't bike because I need to, I bike because I want to, it brings life down to a speed the human mind can tollerate. Don't talk about , DO IT.