First mechanical problem Wednesday - broken spoke on rear wheel drive side. Just came out of the hub. Kind of a bummer since I've only been commuting about 4 weeks. That's what you get for buying a Target bike, I suppose, even if it was a $225+ Schwinn. Couple nice bikers asked if I needed help as they passed, though, which I kindly refused since I was only a couple miles from home. Their kindness gives me some faith in humanity, though, at least the cycling portion of it! :-)

About to go on vacation for a couple weeks, but I'll have to make the wheel fix priority numero uno on my return. Riding the train to work today made me realize how much nicer it is to bike to work!!! Might just go ahead and have LBS double check the front wheel/spokes, too, since I haven't had it properly inspected since I got the bike. Everything seems OK (i.e., no loose spokes and wheels spins true), but so did the back until it broke a poke, so... Oh well. I'll be back to riding ASAP!