<HTML><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff">Terry, I'm with you on that one.  We have lots of good roads around here f= or bikes, but the hills can be a challenge when dragging alot of stuff behin= d.  I used to tow about 60 pounds worth of tools--and a change of cloth= es--around in my son's trailer, until my appointment book got too full and t= he distances I needed to travel got too great.   If it ever got to the point where I could do it again, I'd do it in a sp= lit-second. Dave Stahl In a message dated 11/2/04 6:16:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, mfarrel2@ta= mpabay.rr.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-= LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> I wish better roads were available for bicycles. I'd ride my bike to = most of my appointments. If most folks did that it would put a good dent in = our grotesque rate of fossil fuel consumption and dependency on foreign oil,= and help big time with obesity. Too bad our transportation systems and soci= al attitudes are so screwed up in this country. </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>