@Op Good to hear you are taking up the riding lifestyle.

I've decided that the danger of an accident has forced me to change my riding habits.

Gas powered vehicles and bicycles are the main beef for me.

I'm not commuting atm.

However, I do ride six days out of the week.

The volume of bicycles here on our paths and dedicated lanes have been major factors in my new found zeal for gravel roads.

Takes me about 25 minutes to get out of town and onto gravel/farm roads.

In addition, our city streets are so filled with pot holes, it's knocking the wheels out of true way before they should need attention.

So my tip is to consider as many alternatives to the daily ride routine as possible.