Originally Posted by
marcusprice
what part of africa will you be in? my girl just finished peace corps in zambia. i rode a bit over there. peace corps provides you with a bicycle, a trek 3700 i think. the roads that are paved wouldnt be too kind to road bike, let alone the roads/paths that arent paved. as a teacher youll have to go to alot of remote villages. also, every kid in the villages will want to ride your bicycle =)
if youre in the city you could get away with it in some parts.
while it on my mind, check this cat out
http://www.abikes.org.
good friend of mine.
I'm not medically cleared yet, so I don't know where I'd be specifically.
Also, I know that everyone's going to want to ride my bike, I've read "What is the what" by Eggers
Seriously though, my frames are always too large to let people check em out (all my friends are so bummed they cant really screwe around on a fixed gear)
Thanks for all the links to everyone else
also, I don't think the above poster is crazy... a glass coke bottle seems like it'd be a pretty helpful tool in the bust, but I feel like its god himself who must be crazy!
I'd also definitely want to make sure I could throw some racks on/panniers etc, that's a great thing to keep in mind, thanks.