Getting back into cycling in my 40s is a challenging experience in North America

@KunsanVeteran The two bikes I mentioned are just very simple upright bikes meant to get you from point a to point B and are based on the original English "safety bicycle". They used to be more common here before the 70s when racing and mountain bikes took over the North American market.

A beach cruiser is about the only thing left from the casual practical bike era but they have a more reclined seat and often more forward peddles. The downside to those are the large balloon tires similar to fat bikes have worse rolling resistance on pavement so not great if you hit a hill.

Found a shop in town that sells kind of a hybrid of the cruiser the company calls a pavement bike that might work.

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow Well, clearly and admittedly, I am no expert.

My comment was based purely on what I have seen my more knowledgeable colleagues recommend to middle aged and elderly patients. I guess you could phrase my butting in as “this might broaden your options if you haven’t already considered it, but obviously you know more than I do.”

@KunsanVeteran I appreciate that and briefly considered something like a Mobo trike.

But I have a good idea of the style of bike I am looking for. Might buy a cruiser trike.

Mostly I am also kind of looking to find people to ride with and most of North America cycling culture seems so fixated on making it about extreme athletics.

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow I didn't know providing evidence for positive assertions was playing middle school petty games.

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow I agree. You lying about your intentions is definitely playing middle school games.

As such, I will continue saying whatever I feel like about you until you provide evidence for your claim about me. Remember, you set the rules for this new post evidence society.