Veloria - I LOVE your blog. There isn't much out there in terms of bike blogs for people who have to adjust for joint problems and your posts about pain in the wrists have been very inspiring to me when I was biking with hip pain. That's where I got the idea of saving up for the Gazelle. The CCM Mixte I'm fixing/riding has helped with the saddle (butt and hip) pain. It has problems with its bottom bracket and I can't get parts. My LBS is AMAZING at repair work but... if I can ride it for a year or two and save up.... Maybe the Gazelle Basic is my target bike?

Erin B