I don't have any bike suggestions, but I HAVE suffered from arthritis symptoms.

For me, it was dairy. Dairy is extremely inflammatory for joints in some people. Cutting that out helped a LOT. There are some independent studies that had arthritis sufferers cut out dairy and checked back with them in a month - nearly all reported improvment. Three months later, they were asked again - those that found improvement earlier now had very few symptoms. Worked for me!

Also suggested this to my aunt, who was noticing arthritis flare ups. She hasn't cut out dairy entirely, but says it is better with less dairy in the diet.

When I have a flare-up, I take turmeric - you can put some in capsules and take 1 or 2 a day. I hate swallowing pills and so I dilute a half teaspoon in a little water and drink it like a shot - chase it with water. Turmeric has capaisain (sp?) in it, works very well as an anti-inflammatory. I've noticed it takes 2-3 days for it to REALLY kick in, but you do notice a difference in a few hours.

I get my turmeric in powder form, in bulk, from Mountain Rose Herbs.(www.mountainroseherbs.com)