↳ In-reply-to » My old Rayleigh Wayfarer, which I traded in a few years ago for almost twice what I paid for it(!). A good steed. Media

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Yeah, I just love it: the easy step through to mount (on mine), not having to faff with lights (other than turning them on when it gets dark ;-) ), and, well, the gears are much fancier and smoother than the ones on my older bikes.

I still felt it in the hardest parts of that commute – Leckhampton Hill climbs over 500ft(!) in a few miles along my best route – but it meant the difference between walking my bike up most of it and staying on the whole time. :-)