Originally Posted by
viplala
I was reading some of the posts in "Tips for new commuters" thread and couldn't help laughing

Good luck with your hysterical dementia.
28 miles, double-digit grades, hauling 130 pounds of children, have to be professionally presentable within minutes when I get to my job on Wall Street, and a bakfiets won't fit through my apartment door.
I do it anyway. I couldn't without the gears, the change of clothes, etc.
The OP isn't stupid, but he's ignorant.