I don't think I've ever shared this with my readers, but I don't drive. I have a license and I used to drive up until about a year ago until I decided not to drive, anymore. And so, ever since, I haven't driven, and I love it. Sure it's a bit harder to get around town and the distance that you can travel is some what limited but I find it rather wonderful in many ways, I'm sure many of which you can easily name off the top of your heads: Being green, exercise, the wind in my hair, exercise, being green, no money wasted on gas, insurance, registration and maintenance.
Anyway, being such a fan of bicycling now I know that bicycling will very much be a part of my life in the country as well, so I decided to put together the perfect bicycle for the country.
My current bicycle has a basket attached to the back which I find to be most useful since the bike serves as my main mode of transportation, I find it especially helpful on Sundays when I visit the Farmer's Market and dump all the produce I've just bought into it. Thus I do believe that at least a basket will be necessary for a country bike.
In the city amongst the many cars passing you by you need a horn while in the country you'll probably only need a bell.
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