I’m not ready for a new bike yet, but… Mark C turned me onto chainless shaft-driven bicycles today. I guess they haven’t really caught on, but I don’t see why. The only complaints I’ve heard are about the added weight of a shaft drive vs. a chain. Otherwise it seems superior. Mark pointed me to an Incline bike for $299 at webbicycles.com. 3 speed hybrid. Pretty sweet.

Uh oh. I can see myself quickly turning into a bike nut.