Tiny car, Medium bike, BIG bottom!

[CorsairMac]

I just had this visual of froggy on a bike with a big cat squirming in a backpack while shes trying to ride down the street! - or cuter yet - kitties head out the backpack looking round while zooming down the street! ya'll are seriously tempting me to ditch the truck and go vehicle-less..........

[spazzdog]

Maybe Bouncer was taught how to ride by his human... See if he stays on on a pedal round your street. You never know - you might need to get him a kitty helmet and Kit-oakleys.

[Hetty]

I really admire those who can do without a car. With our rubbish public transportation I just don't know how I would get home from work without my car, especially in the winter when it is dark and the village I live in is only accessible by narrow winding roads. I don't think I would be alive for very long using my bike to commute.

Moonfroggy if you do are forced to join "the dark side" and get a car then I have found my Smarty really cheap to run.
It does 50-60miles per gallon if you drive it sensibly (so I get 40mpg!). I'm not sure how insurance works in the US but in the UK cars are classed in groups from 1 (cheapest) to 20 (crazy expensive Ferraris) and the smart is only in group 2 so is one of the cheapest cars. My car cost £6500 which I think is about $12,000? but the UK is one of the most expensive places to buy cars so they might be even cheaper when they go to the US.

The best thing is that the body panels can be removed in about 2 hours so you can swap with other people if you fancy changing the colour for a while!

[CorsairMac]

they look like those German roaches we've got in my state. OK...colourful roaches but they still look like bugs! I was fascinated by the removing of the panels tho - what keeps someone from just switching my panels for his/hers when I'm not around?

[Hetty]

It's true they do look like bugs! I just got back from a really muddy lunchtime ride and realised I left my towel by my desk in the office. Had to do the walk of shame past my colleagues looking very like some kind of dung beetle myself!

It think it takes about 2 hours to remove the panels so I guess that puts most thiefs off. I don't think they would be able to sell them either without proof they owned the car they came from. Hope so anyway - would look even more silly naked.

[CorsairMac]

a muddy lunchtime ride should Never induce a walk of shame - rather a walk of pride and accomplishment and make those co-workers just drool that They didn't think of it! better yet ------- ask Them to get your towel for you as your ride (and say it loudly and proudly) left you muddy and you don't want to get them dirty!

[Veronica]

That's exactly what I was thinking but didn't have time to post!

V.

[quint41]

Hey, Trekin ..... saw a smart car outside my favorite Chinese restaurant in Connecticut last year!! It was owned by a guy who runs an import car business. Seek and you shall find!!!

Almost as good -- the Honda Fit ... superb gas mileage. I know a guy who works for Consumer Reports auto test track, and he loves the car. He showed me the most excellent feature -- back seat folds UP and BACK leaving room for your bike!! Remove the front wheel and you can stand your bike up in the back. Maybe two bikes. YEAH, BABY!!!