Howdy

After reading all the posts and oogling the commuter bikes, I figured I would post.


New commuter from northern California here.
I picked up this new Trek 4300 hardtail 2 months ago to do some weekend mountain biking, and decided to try commuting with it as well since the front fork has a pre-load adjustment

Well, I'm hooked. I've already lost 6 lbs from the commutes and am slowly getting my bicycling legs back (I used to bike everywhere back in college, and did several triathlons, and I hit the gym 3x/week so I'm in decent shape)
I added the rack and panniers since I didn't like the backpack putting extra weight on my back.
I've also tried doing my grocery shopping & errands using the bike too, and find it to be a fun challenge.

My commute is about 16 mile RT and I try to do it 2x/week, and I end up driving the other days.

Great board!