Originally Posted by
Nightshade
Why not consider a bike that is easy to ride and easy on your body......A Cruiser.
Cruisers come single speed or with hub gears or derailers plus they ride like limousines !!
Yep, I'd also make sure you try out a cruiser or two. I love riding my Trek, and with mine having an 8-speed hub and flipped north road bars, it's capable of going at a pretty decent speed too if I feel like it. Though it sounds like you don't have much as far as hills go, so a 3-speed will probably be fine.