I guess I should have clarified my needs.

1. I don't ride in the rain (unless it's on the way home and a light rain). I can always have my wife pick me up if needed. If it's raining in the morning I just drive to work.

2. I don't have to worry about locking up my bike. I bring it right into the classroom. The teacher doesn't mind because, well....I AM the teacher. Plus, my students are stoked that I'm riding to work and back. The love to sneak over to the bike and ring the bell (fourth graders ). So, in short, I don't use a bike lock unless I ride somewhere else, which is rare.

3. I want ease. I'll probably just buy a rack that connects to the seatpost, and then strap a leather briefcase to it. I have a leather brief case from Samsonite that is more like a large saddlebag kind of thing. Works great. That will easily strap to a rack.

Stay tuned.