Hello Everyone! I'm going to start biking to work more often. Its about 5 miles one way, about 4 miles of which is on the concrete bike path that runs along the beach here in the Beach Cities of Los Angeles. Of course I do have the option of doing the whole commute on the surface streets as well. I've ridden my aluminum Schwinn single-speed cruiser a few times but its not really efficient for this commute on a regular basis. I'm looking at my options, and am thinking of the Trek Soho 8-speed with the new belt-drive chain but can't find ant feedback on it. Yes, that's probably serious overkill for my ride, but I don't mind. Any feedback from anyone on that bike? Any other recommendations? I kinda like the Gary Fisher Simple City 8 as well. Thanks in advance for any recommendations you can provide.
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/urban/soho/soho/
http://www.fisherbikes.com/bike/model/simple-city-8M