My commute is 2 miles each way and I wear my work clothes on the bike. When it's warm I wear skirts with shorts underneath. Through the winter I wear jeans or chinos.

I ride pretty easy coming to work, to avoid sweating as much as possible. The trip home is a little harder since I climb a hill at the end. But even that can be done w/o sweating too much.

Ride like you're out for a casual stroll.

V.