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JCL,
Thank you for the good info/opins on bikes...
This bike will not be carried back to our Mtn house: no room/not doing roof or back carrier. It is simply for the 5-6 months we do here in SW FL during winter season.
Just want a simple sled to roll around our new FL community in, maybe scoot down the road a couple miles to the gas and go for papers, another mile to the big grocery, etc. Probably have a dorky basket put on front or back, (rear makes more sense to keep weight off the bars/steering head.)
GOOG'd local bike shops and there are a half a dozen in Venice, FL area and another dozen shops 18 miles north in Sarasota. I will do some shopping/tire kicking as soon as I get to not be 'the new house sitter' waiting for the next 'guy' to show up, lol!
Trek seems overkill and tad pricey for what I think I want...maybe just a single speed in lieu of gears. I did have a Schwinn Super Sport back in the early '70s, with center pull, lots of gears, skinny azz tires, etc. I was early 20s then. I am just looking to supplement my morning walk with a buzz around the 'hood, and fighting off being 66+, lol!
When I was a kid, our bikes were our freedom and we rode every day, all day...
I will do some looking, and ask more questions.
Wishing you, D and your Fam a healthy and content 2014.
Thanks my friend.
David
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