Well thanks Guys,I went to bed just after posing this an d knew that I would have plenty of responses. Thats whats cool about the commuting forum. First I'm perfectly willing to wear rain pants, as long as they breathe. I hate the whole skunk stripe thing, and planned to compensate with a clip on fender. I do carry a minipump, spare tube, and phone as my gear. I will need lights for commuting to work after school. I'm thinking just a smaller headlight and a blinkie mounted where the brakes on my bike once were. (Yes I ride brakeless,please no lectures) I'm just the opposite of captain dashboard, with my chopped down flatbars.But can you guys reccomend specific equipment.Frank