Yeah, you just need to gain a little arm and upper body strength and you'll be tossing your bike around with ease in no time! Maybe you could check out the 100 Push Up thread in the non-cycling forum -- it's hard, but it's fun, too.

(Fortunately my work at the bakery has me lifting 50-pound bags of flour all day long, so toting my bike in and out of my apartment isn't too difficult for me. The push ups are another story, though... )

Ditto on the panniers -- I strap small loads on my rear rack, but need a set of panniers so I can get a little more ambitious at the grocery store. I don't think a trunk rack will hold enough. I don't have any panniers yet, but that's high on my list of purchases in the near future.

Wildhawk, it's so cool to see a pic of you and your bikes. Lookin' good!