I used to do bikes, I've owned a dozen or so over the decades, all the brands, multiple different types, but usually small standard types. I just sort of got tired of being hot at stop lights, not being able to smoke and motor-vate at the same time and having the cherries blow off my doobies while trying to go somewhere. So I just drive now. Bikes are fun for a couple hours for me, but if I'm using them for actual transportation, they just make everything super inconvenient. Carrying things, having a coffee in hand, smoking cigs or joints, sweating all summer, freezing all winter, soaking either way when it rains. Meh. Did it, proved it, figured out it was just not my thing overall.
RE: Are there any "Van Lifers" on Hive?