That is exactly what I'll be doing, sans "skinkie".
When I was young, like 28, I rode a Trek and wore lycra and...it was fun then.
Eventually I got tired of the shocks and the standing on pedals in anticipation of potholes,
the punctures, the feedback of every slight road irregularity. The real stopper of the thousand dollar bike then:
I soon enough got a pain in the cervical--the neck-a "wry neck", it's called. Riding the trek in that stance became impossible;
it injured my neck. I took up bodybuilding instead and parked and forgot about lycra biking.
The cruiser way, for our level roads and lanes, makes much more sense. No neck-down fake "aero" anything.
150 or so sustained muscular watts be damned: I can output that much (when in shape again) for sustained periods,
plus, have 450W more on tap. I intend to auto less and bike more. And when the wind blows against me: more throttle.
Or when the weather turns to rain: speed on home, and have a dry back, not splattered with mud and water.
And the fully upright stance: yellow shirt in daylight, and white shirt at night (I ride mostly at night, less traffic), means that
this rider is VISIBLE and less likely to be shoved off the road by our Immoral Majority of giant, Cadillac Escalade drivers,
all preoccupied with their cell phones in one hand and part of the steering wheel in the other. Miami has the worst, rudest,
sloppiest drivers in the USA. SUVs nearly outnumber regular autos. Small cars, such as you have in AU, are a tiny minority here in the fattassed US of A. I hope (except for the economic devastation that would result), for five dollar per gallon gasoline).
I do not like big cars carrying soccer moms and cell phones.
Miami, in general, is not a bike-friendly city.
Coconut Grove, where I live, IS, otoh, bike-easy, lanes and quiet, curving, wooded streets, perfect for 15 and 20 mph treks.
And on the weekends: early out, are The Lycras. WE will make much fun, camcorder on helmet, passing them by...
I will make and share comical videos.
Thank you, Kim, thank you for your artistic vision and skill and general good way of living life so very well as you do.
You ought to be President or PM. The skinks, at least, will all
tick your name on the polling ballots.
