Had my first commute to work the other day, around 8 miles round trip, went pretty good. I havent been on a bike in over 10 years, but I got my new trek Portland and it cuts my commute time in half from public trans sometimes even 2/3. Pretty scary riding downtown with traffic, but I found a new bike path that cuts down on that, I am part of the club now, ya!
I even got a rack and some Ortlieb panniers so I guess I am kind of nerdy also, Anyone know of a good low profile rack or quick release one that wont draw so much attention when I am not carrying the Panniers?