My *very first* commute ride-report:

Well....today I did it! I rode to work! Its about an 18 mile one way trip via car, and the route i rode took me 1hour 15 mins according to my stopwatch. That is with plenty of stops to figure out where I was and gather my bearings Hopefully within a month's time I shall narrow it closer to an hour. I turned my Giant rincon into a commuter (slicks/fenders/rack), albeit fairly heavy and slow, it gets the job done! One day I will ride in the TCR for compairson sake For those who live in the Northern VA area, you know how terrible the commute is, sometimes it takes me 40-45 mins to get from home to work in a CAR. So....15-20 mins extra by a bike is wonderful considering how much gas im saving and i get to ride which is most important! I think im going to like this commuting thing...

cheers!
-Omesh

ps- my commute was from Springfield, VA to Tysons Corner for those who know the VA area