Hello. I've only been car-lite once in my adult life,and that was due to having both the wife's car and mine broken down at the same time (last year),and we lived with a borrowed car. Back then,we lived in an area that...well,rural isn't the right word,maybe "way out in the sticks" would describe it better. No public transit to speak of,no taxi's,and a 20-60 minute drive to get "anywhere" (once we got to the highway,LOL). A housefire back in June saw to it we had to relocate,and we choce a medium sized city to come to.

Now,I've always had this love affair with cars/trucks...customizing,racing,etc,and until being forced out of work due to a "disability" back in 2008,I drove for a living (most of it long haul trucking,but more local gigs towards the end). Matter of fact,as little as 2 months ago,we owned four vehicles (lowered S10 and S-Blazer,Mustang GT Ragtop and Dodge Neon). The thing is,I LOVE all things bicycle,and mostly because of that love of bikes,I'd always day-dreamed about being car-lite-if not car free-and using the bike to get me around everywhere the majority of the time. Let me say this up front...at this point,I'm not planning to sell the Mustang (I kinda love it),and we really can't sell her Neon (family car,she doesn't bike,etc)...but that (selling mine) could change...

The plan has been since buying the Mustang that with the winter's first snowfall (even a dusting),to deactivate the tags and drop insurance on the 'Stang,because it just isn't a safe ride on wet/slick roads (I can't say none of them are,but this one,though it looks it,is far from stock),and to finally give utility\transportation cycling a go,and lately,I've been increasing my about-town and errand riding a bit each week (bearing in mind,with my spinal injuries\issues,sometimes I can barely stand,let alone pedal).

So anyways,I'm really digging this section of Bike Forums (as well as the commuting and utility sections ). No real point to this post,I suppose,LOL,but I wanted to join in ,and to say that I'm inspired by this thread in particular