Quote Originally Posted by jobob View Post
Blasphemy!

I know, it is blasphemy! But hey, it's nice to be able to reach my fingers around the brakes, for one thing. What a concept when barreling down a steep hill that ends in a T right on a highway! Besides, my brain is getting too feeble to keep remembering how to switch back and forth between the two different shifting systems on my two bikes. Takes too much brain power.

Quote Originally Posted by kermit View Post
I wish I lived in a place where I could go shopping on my bike! I see so many potential cool shopping bikes. Do you use simple green? I love it on my road bike.
We purposely sought out and bought our small house 5 years ago specifically because it was close enough to bike or walk to the village to buy food, etc. We suspected way back then that there would be big trouble ahead concerning the economy and gasoline/oil prices, etc.

I did use SimpleGreen today, a goodly dose in hot water. I've used it on my bikes for a couple of years now (after citrus oil to remove the black gear gunk first). But to tell you the truth I have never really been that pleased with how well it works, and will be trying other stuff out next time I think.