Today was my first commute. Bought the bike about 4 weeks ago. Beautiful Seattle day. Took 25 minutes, door-to-door. Didn't know how long it would take, so left way early. Wound up killing time in a coffee shop for 1/2 hour before work. Took as long to commute as it does to drive, park, and walk from parking to work.

Strange coincidence: As I locked my bike in the parking garage under my building, I noticed the other 2 bikes there were both Novaras. One was an Element, the other a Randonee. Mine is a Novara Forza. Totally Seattle...