Pan, thank you for your opinions and commonsense. What has brought the size and weight of my bike home to me more than anything was a little incident on Sunday morning...
Getting the bike out for a Sunday run with my local club, I have to 'reverse it' (ie: push it backwards) out of my driveway, this normally is not a problem but, on Sunday it was raining gently - a sort of light drizzle enough to leave the grass wet but not 'mudded', I usually cut the corner of my lawn whilst pushing the bike back and then left-lock and roll it onto the street. On Sunday I had turned a bit earlier so had the wheels still on the grass before the usual left-lock and forward routine. When I did it the whole bike started sliding away from me and only the timely intervention of my next door neighbour saved the bike from going over, it made me think what would happen if I had been riding off-road or maybe dirt road riding, how would I have fared then?
You are right to suggest a lighter bike and I am now on the look out for something that will do the job.
Whatever bike I get will never replace the PAN or the WING but, will maybe allow me the pleasure of a successful end to my venture.
How can you find a bike that is as reliable, comfortable and such fun to ride?
Cheers Oletimer (George)
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