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@Mark Peralta You video of the 'BodyFloat' is mesmerizing. But I keep wondering - what happens of it breaks? I'll probably go for a big soft cushy seat with springs. Having kids makes those men's seats too uncomfortable. @indianajo Great stories! You are a supreme scavenger and fixer...

I need to postpone further considerations of what ebike will fit me, give my knees the workout they need, and still get me up the hill to home. Postpone because I'm leaving for a month in Spain in 2 days. But I have one more question: where are expos or shows where I could sit on a lot of...

@indianajo SO many good suggestions, especially about wheel size, knobby tires, disk brakes. Regarding 15% grades, I think I have a few of those. Thank you for your thoughtful post.

Could we discuss frame sizes? For the most part, I see maximum frame sizes of 55cm (22"). My old Raleigh was a 26" frame. My current bike, which I hate because I have to extend the seat post up to the max, and this leaves me leaning too far down to be comfortable on the handlebars - well that...

@Rincon. Thank you. I have just installed Strava on my phone. I'm very much interested in your wife's experiences with her Stromer ST2. 20-30 miles a day. Wow. That's exciting! It gives me hope that I will be back cycling soon.

Maybe I'll only need mustard and lemons and olive oil. Small purchases for interesting sauces. A fish. I won't need to buy a trailer's worth of food, because I am busy filling our freezer with garden vegetables right now. Oh yes, panniers! I will have panniers and I will have fenders.

Two things. First, I just signed up for 2 weekly bike clubs. I don't want to say old ladies, because most of the women are in their 40s and 50s. But I signed up! They have an easy circuit and harder circuits. I will start with the easy, go to the harder when I get my ebike. Or sooner? The...

Pots holes here. Lots of them! Summer 2015 I was riding with daughter and husband downtown, on the flats. We came out of a lunch place, just after an unexpected rain storm. Riding towards a nearby park, the road was covered with water, and wouldn't you know it, I was the one who hit the...

Haha. No, I wasn't thinking of doing one of those 110 mile routes. Usually there are shorter routes also. In the last one, daughter's boyfriend did the 60-mile ride, my husband rode 40 miles. I will be perfectly satisfied just to be there and take part in the festivities, even if only 20 miles.

Thank you everyone who replied. A bit more information. I have always ridden big bikes. I am only 6' tall, but the height is in my legs. 37" inseam. So I always needed a man's bike frame. My tall daughter now has my 1970's vintage 10-speed Raleigh that has a classic Brooks saddle. I...

Price is not a consideration, although mentally it would be hard for me to justify more than $5K. Step-through, eh, aren't those girl's bikes? I really prefer swinging my leg over a frame.

I'm not-yet-77, female, 6' tall and need an ebike to get to the grocery store and back. The hill I live on is long and steep in parts. When I was half this age, it took me 35-45 minutes and everything I had in the tank to ride home. It's not possible for me to do this anymore. Can anyone...