Hi Shootingstar,

I have not thought of a recumbent bike as an option but is something I should look into. The traffic issues shake my confidence a little but i tend to be OK in groups. Sydney is also not particularly cyclist friendly that I worry I would be even less visible on a recumbent.

When I first started on the road bike (having not been on a bike for 15 years) I thought it was all good until at one point I had to do a sharp, right hand turn and I just couldn't get around as I couldn't "look where I wanted to go"

My ego hurt more than my knee as I ran into the gutter