I have been an avid cyclist at times in my life. I own a vintage Raleigh cruiser, it's fabulous. I would love to bicycle more...unfortunately, I live in an ugly ghetto neighborhood with a lot of traffic and badly-maintained streets, so I'm not as motivated to ride these days as I wish I was. My son (he's 25) lives in San Francisco and bicycles everywhere, including long treks every week-end.