I will be commuting from Sacramento to UC Davis starting in September. It is about 16 miles each way, mostly a bike lane or a bike path, with just a small portion on a rural road without sidewalks or bike lanes.

I rode it once on my one-speed cruiser, but haven't tried it yet on my new Marin Belvedere. My boyfriend has been riding his bike to summer school regularly, and we're going to be riding to school together this fall. The Amtrak is only $4 a ride if you buy a 10-ride ticket, so that is going to be our backup in case it is rainy or whatever.

I'm currently shopping for pannier bags or some other system to hold my stuff. I get extremely sweaty so my plan is to bring clothes to change into and take a shower in the locker room once I arrive at school. I hope that will work!