It's been two years since I bought a bike. Every two years or so, I tend to buy a new bike. At least they've been coming down in price. Last time I bought a Townie 7D and loved it, see my review . Back then I finally admitted that my recumbent was not good for winter commuting. I found out that the Townie's had a mild pedal forward design and found a local bike shop selling them, Niantic Bay Bicycles . I shop in the winter when sales are slow, it's my birthday and I have a little extra cash in my pocket, and the previous year's models are marked down to make room for the new year's. I put big metal baskets on the back of the Townie and rode happily for two years. When I dropped in for a complimentary tune-up at the shop I saw a marked down bike with a couple things I've been coveting in the Amsterdam flavor of bike. The Simple 3 was solid, had wider tires, had a rack that took panniers, had fenders, had an internal hub (3-speed), and pedal brakes. This is d...
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So glad to have discovered your "UmBlog" by clicking on your profile from the comment you left on our "M Blog". You have several interesting posts, especially the church planting articles. I love the quote on the YWAM CP Coaches site by Curtis Sergeant about "Never fear making mistakes" I even posted an entry on the subject here.
Are you a church planter? From the way you write about the subject sounds like you are at least a good candidate for being one!
Keep up the good work on the blog.