I spent 8 years in Madison as an undergrad and grad student. It was a great place to commute by bike, along the lakeshore, up & down hills. At the time I wasn't to happy about some of the drivers, but in retrospect they were pretty polite. Now there are even more paths out to the outlying towns like Verona. I trying to figure if there is any way I could bike from Madison the 90 miles to Mom's house, visit her for at least a day, get back to Madison to catch a plane and do it all between Fri. eve & Sun. eve. I think I'll have to wait for time travel. Enjoy your commute Nikos, it is one of the best!