Noob here.I am 49 years old, originally from Maryland and I used to ride bmx bikes as a kid and did some mountain biking on the weekends back in 2003. I haven't been on a bike since then.

In 2017 I moved to the finger lake region in NY. There are great , flat, scenic rail trails and the erie canal path nearby.

I wanted to get out and get some excercise so I read a lot of posts on this forum and I built a single speed , coaster brake, bike.

I decided on coaster brake because I usee to ride bikes as a kid with coaster brakes and I was familiar with them. I decided on single speed because I am using this bike on flat trails. I love the simplicity of the setup.

For me it's about excercise and fun. I took the bike out a few times last week for an hour each time. Today it was 43 degrees and lightly raining. I only saw two people on the trail and I rode for two hours. Man , i missed how much fun riding a bike is.

I really like how quiet the bike is and I really had a good time. I'll definitely be riding it a lot.
Thanks to all for all of the great posts and info here