Bike notes

I don't mean to brag, but I taught Matt Yglesias everything he knows about the bike commute from U Street to the Watergate. Now Tom Lee weighs in with advice. The bike maintenance people are always really nice to me. But I presume that that's because I have no idea what they're talking about, and they charge me accordingly. Meanwhile, I am contemplating a few bikes. The Gary Fisher Simple City The Trek Lime The Africa bike Reader thoughts? Yes, I know, they're all unbearably twee, but I'm not planning to bike to Mount Everest, just the grocery store. Also, has anyone ever heard of a woman's bike for someone over six feet tall?

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http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2008/04/bike-notes/3319/