I retired in 2012 and moved to Barbados. It is good to see that the thread is still going. I depended on it in dark cold winter mornings with snow on the roads. I have not seen winter for about 6 years or so, but I still ride as the bicycle is my transportation, when I don't ride the bus or walk. The money that I save on not owning a car is very nice. I don't think that I ever realized how expensive owning a car really was.