Am I too short to commute on bike? <= O
This year i wanted to start biking to school to start having healthy habits and such. The thing is i play violin and i have a text book for every class and 3 binders so bike panniers are pretty much a must. I went to a local bike store and asked about getting bike panniers and setting them up but the clerk told me, after looking at my bike, that its to small for panniers. Basically what would end up happening is that because the chain is to short or something my feet would end up kicking the panniers while i am peddeling. I then inquired about possibly getting a different bike. Would i still have the same problem? He told me yes which was rather depressing really.
I stand about 5'1" which i know is short but not unheard of. I really don't know much about bikes but i find it hard to believe that there are no bikes that would fit my needs. I can't be the only short person that has a desire to bike am I?