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Thanks NotTheBus for a really cool bit of insight and suggestions! Here are some details I left out that will help you realize why I never considered some of your suggestions... I’m 6’2”, 260 lbs. fitter than it sounds, but it’s a lot of human. Our daycare has a place with card key access for...

Really good feedback. Thanks! I currently have an ooold Nuvinci on a Public Bike. No assist. I drag the Burley around. It’s fun! Now I know that I’ve learned bad habits, but I can’t tell you how many times I’m stopped at a light and then shift down to an easy gear to get going again. I seem to...

Heh, thanks for the detailed info IndianJo! I suffer from an equally annoying set of ailments -- mostly that I'm cranky and impatient. I don't want to spend too much time doing maintenance, and certainly don't want to do a conversion (Sorry Mequite Hugger). I've looked at the BodaBoda, but will...

Haha! I wish! Riding from San Francisco to Palo Alto is a bit of a gamble...with one's life. There are parts where you have to ride along freeway. I do have a friend who does it. He biked for the Stanford cycling team and considers Super Glue a perfectly viable dressing for a wound. :)

Thanks for the replies! AHicks - I hear you. I actually haven't had a car for 2 months. My wife has one, but the only time I "borrow" it is when I head to the beach with my dog (about 30 miles). I live in the San Francisco Bay area in Palo Alto, which is mostly very flat. We have all the...

Hey gang, Obsessive first time buyer here. I think I’ve watched every video Court has ever done. I hope to soon have a flat 8 mile commute. I have to drop off (or pick up) my 3-year-old at daycare about one mile from my house. I’m considering either a Riese and Müller Load 75 Vario HS Or...