but isn't the tiny tire of street bike will crash if i hit gravel. i am pretty clueless about the naming convention of bike. i just have a good bmx that i use all the time. i do like road bike with tiny tires but i would have to walk it for half a mile before getting off the busy road to start riding. if i ride on the road the whole 3 mile each way, i would have to stay on road and cause traffic to dodge me. i am talking about back to back traffic going one way into the naval station and all the industry companies around it. that will piss off a lot of people and may cause me to get hit. like i say, this area is not bike or walking friendly.