Orchid,
I love the example of the hybrid bike you gave! The price is right, it looks right for my city and I'm anxious to find one.

I will get on around the first of the month and post haste, start to ride. I do have some experience on a bike being an Arizonan but I don't know all the bike laws here. I'll have to learn as I go and do that downtown! We have fabuous bike trails here and they are very respected.. The cycling clubs around here are huge. I'm not sure I'm a joiner but I may do so.

My whole test is how much it hurts my arms which have spinal cord damage. I have some strength in them but they cannot gain strength. In other words, they have no way of impoving because it is cord damage and only stem cells can fit that. If it is within my ability to ride with my arms as they are, I'll be excited to be sure. I'm an athlete and never have enough of a work out.

Can you tell me how much arm strength is involved in cycling?

Dancer