The danish man, if I have read one article correctly (and it's correctly translated) is not against bike helmets.
The problem he sees with it is that the talk and focus on helmets makes people stop using the bikes, and don't get the exercise they would get. Plus, when using helmets, people take...
Nice blog. Glad you found your way in here. Would like to see a writeup on the Thule Pack too :)
SF is nice. Been there once, for two days, way too short of a stay :( (we drove to Miami)
Not hot. But many hills. And not various terrain. You go either up or down. So the downhills are very long and my weight is a lot more than the bike is built for.
Read in the reviews-section that with a bit it was an inch, so still 6mm more than you have available to work with. Some could probably be cut from the bit, but 6mm is stretching it :)
Bought myself a very cheap bike repair stand yesterday, which actually turned out to work great. Was up two hours extra because I started to clean the chain (which was covered in crap). I do miss a stool with wheels.
When I finish painting my house (and fence..) I'll do a more thorough...