My daily commute is a 1.7km long, almost straight line with minimal slope. Since I have no other method of private transportation, I am thinking of getting a bike and have come up with two interesting candidates:
Some of the things that affect my decision:
- I have not riden a bike in about 8 years (since my teens)
- Every day I will be caring a laptop case with me
- The super market is pretty far for hauling the week's groceries by foot, so the bike should be useful there as well. If not, then I will be thinking for something like this: Good backpack for carrying groceries
- The temperatures around here, year-long range from -4° to 36° Celsius (averages 13°-22°)
- I don't know much about bike maintenance but I have some experience with maintaining other mechanical stuff (car, motorbike) and since my dad is a mechanic, I think I can get it going with a manual or something
- I don't want my budget for the bike to go above 400 euros