I'm making progress . My practice ride is up to 3 miles with a bit of hills. My rear end is basically used to the ride, as it only feels uncomfortable when I hit potholes. Control-wise, well, it's still hit and miss. There are days that I feel very much in control, and then there are days when I all over the place. The steering with the body business is harder than I thought. It's almost impossible when I try too hard. Today, the hills are giving my left knee some grief. So I'll go easy on the paddling tomorrow and see if that makes it better. Working up to that 7 mile one way commute is going to take a while; I have yet to ride on roads with busy traffic. I also plan to take some bike classes offer by Massbike next month. If everything lines up, I can start my commute just when the leaves are turning color around here!