Thanks for the tips linberl and shrooms, I'll definitely do that.

I'm actually going to take it out on a trail this evening and I'm so excited I can't stand it. My friend and I were going to go walking but now that I have a bike, I suggested we ride instead. There's a 16 mile trail that intersects with my city so if she parks her car here, we can hop on and go north until we decide to double back, and it's all concrete. I'll update on how it goes. =)