Growing up, I lived in a rural area. I was decently car-brained because of it too, but rode bike just about every day until I got my license. 2 years ago I moved to a walkable neighborhood in my city, and started to embrace the idea of walking instead of driving when I didn’t need to. Recently I gave in to my curiosity and downloaded an app for rental bikes/scooters. I forgot how much fun riding bike actually is! My city is also expanding it’s bike lanes all over the place. If it isn’t for work, I’m not driving!
That’s awesome! I’m glad you’re healthy now. I’ll probably be looking to buy a bike soon, but right now I don’t have space for one. I appreciate the advice on what to look for!
Stay with the bike share / rental if you’re not ready to buy a bike.
I relied exclusively on a bike share for seven years and only got a bike recently because the government withdrew a subsidy and the service has declined.
But the concept of just renting the bike as needed and not having to worry much about availability or maintenance and storage, is a really big component of why I used them for so long.
I still use them with some regularity, but not as my main bike like before
if you don’t have space, you can get a Brompton ☞ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brompton_Bicycle