Trek's giving out more bikes to people and telling them "ride and blog, ride and blog" and they're a fun read. They're regular folks who've won bikes and promised to ride 'em for practical stuff. SOme of these folks are good storytellers
http://trekbicyclestores.com/ - look for "follow the go by bike adventures."
(Not pimping Trek here - but believing that if we wnat the industry to support commuting, we should support their support of commuting... and the actual humans riding the bicycles)