Recent content by jheri190

The Zinn bikes have a very good reputation, but are well beyond my friend's means. I looked at them when I was hunting, but found something to my needs locally. It is a beautiful bike made to my measurements by Sögreni, but it was not inexpensive. What I am more concerned about is how women...

This brings up another issue -namely bikes for women. Colleen is on the extreme, but women are different from men even if they are the same height. In the US there are women specific designs, but many of these are criticized as just smaller versions of "men's" bikes that are marketed to women...

I was able to rent a little trailer for a long tour through Jutland in Denmark last Summer. It worked very well hooked to my Batavus. I carried maybe about 25 kilos of gear and it was much easier on the trailer than lashing it to the bike racks. You do need to start with the right sort of...

There are strange bikes along these lines in Denmark:-) This one is really cute!

OK - this isn't a racing bike. Colleen is a friend of mine in California who tries to get kids out of the house riding bikes and gardening. Her problem is she is two meters tall (over 6'6) and nothing fits. She has long legs even for a person of her height. Here is a photo of her on the...