@kcmpls -- good for you! I am also a newbie and have yet to master the streets downtown (different driving culture here in my country makes it a wee bit trickier but that won't keep me from trying!)... Let us know how it goes.. thanks for sharing!
When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.
Arthur Conan Doyle