Originally Posted by
JPprivate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z8xE...eature=channel
If anything just watch the first 10 secs. It's one of my favorite quotes for the non-cycling crowd that looks at my form of transportation in awe.
But of course if your trip is 15 miles or something like that, by all means get the spandex, dropped bars, super-light racing machine. For 7 miles (like in article) the Dutch bikes are perfectly suitable. I do it every day.
That's the approach I've taken for a while.
I thought she dove in the deep end to get started, and we'd all recommend a trial run or two for anyone looking to get started commuting. As well as changing shoes.