Any prepper CYCLISTS here?

[Lightspeed]

Push Bikes are my long term transportation of choice.

I especially look out for 1970's tourer type bikes as well as better quality steel framed "mountain" bikes. These are inexpensive and fairly widely available.

Steel frames can be "cold-set" back into alignment if they get bent.

Steel frames with the right braise-ons can carry huge amounts of luggage.

Friction gear selectors allow human intelligence to adjust for wear,

Low gear count means much stronger and durable chains.

Take a look at some of the 30+year old bikes on e-bay. There are loads of them. Old technology was designed to last and be repaired at home, I wonder how many aluminium framed 27 gear marvels of technology will stillbe usable in 30 years time?

Getting an old bike of the types described above and then refurbising it yourself is an excellent training on how to maintain it on your own in the future.