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Re: small bike
Dupo,
I've been on the wrong side of the majority when it comes to advice (I felt that the MSF course was overrated and largely a waste of time.) Here's my two cents if anyone cares:
1) It helps to put your advice in context. I am a reasonably coordinated 50 year old man that has ridden bicycles for years, knows how to ski and reads books. If you can't tie your shoes without assistance, think rollerblades are for daredevils, and haven't read anything since high school, well, you probably SHOULD take the MSF course. But if you are similar to me, I think you can get a lot more out of a 25 dollar book and put your money towards a better jacket.
2) If you believe in your position and aren't taking it just to get attention, be contrary or start an argument, who cares if no one agrees with you. You are doing a service to the forum readers just to take the time to articulate it and there is a lot of value in that. A lot of these issues, (bike size, windshields, ATGATT, DIY vs dealer, mods) are not black and white and there is not necessarily one right answer. I, for one, found your description of your move up to a bigger bike to be very sincere, credible and likely to be similar to what I will experience. So, it is very valuable to me. I understand if I was a 70 year old woman that had never been out of her house, that your experience might not be the best one to model myself after.
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