I know it's unorthodox to post about yourself on the Antimustachian Wall of Shame, but this is so shamefully anti-mustachian that I simply must be honest with myself and post here.
I am 25 years old and I never learned how to ride a bike.
It's just something that I never bothered to do as a kid. I was never big on outdoor recreation to begin with, and my parents didn't really pressure me to learn it. I remember my dad getting me a bike when I was about 9 or 10 years old and spending one day trying to teach me, but I wasn't really motivated to put serious effort into it and evidently neither was he because that was as far as it went.
As a teenager/young adult I felt even less of a need to learn. "Why would I need to learn how to ride a bike? I have a car and I can drive anywhere!" That was what I would tell people when they asked me flabbergasted how I didn't know how to ride a bike. I never felt all that silly for it. Then I found this blog, and boy did I feel like a complete clown (although at least clowns ride unicycles!)
Last winter I promised myself that when the weather warmed up, I'd invest in a bike and learn to ride it, and start using it for short range commuting (which really is about the only kind of commuting I do). I live a short 3.7 miles from work, so biking to work should be completely doable. I know I can not truly call myself a Mustachian until I tackle this.
So while I do welcome shaming in this thread (as I know I deserve it), I am also looking for advice on what the best bike is to buy for someone who has never ridden one before, that will be newbie friendly but still a solid choice for commuting. The area I live in is flat for several miles around, so I don't have to worry about hills or anything like that.
Shame me, but please give me some constructive advice to go with it!