[Yak] Re: Clothing and equip for potential bike only life

[Jym Dyer]

> The point is:  you can take a folding bike places where
> you cannot take a non-folding bike.
> That is:  trains, planes, busses.

=v= Yep, parsing ambiguity aside, that's what I figured you
were getting at.  I've also found, since moving to New York
City, that folding bikes are also ideal for small apartments.
In fact, I believe Manhattan buys most of the folding bikes
in the U.S., though mostly cheapo brands with few gears (as
there aren't many major hills to deal with).

> In 1995 I sold my car and didn't buy a new one.
> I just wanted to see if I could do without a car for a year.
> Have been carless ever since.

=v= I got rid of my car in 1990 and had to struggle with all
sorts of complicated and often pointless prohibitions against
bicycles on transit systems -- until I got the Bike Friday.
It's definitely a win.  With BicycleR Evolution trailers, it's
been pretty smooth sailing ever since.

=v= BTW, you might be interested in these email lists:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CarFree

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities

    <_Jym_>