Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'm a 38 y/o mother of a toddler who was forced into a retirement on medical disability from my profession as a police officer. I suffered injuries that resulted in 5 knee surgeries through out my career but it was a car accident while 8 months pregnant that ruined me. I had a spinal fusion of L5/S1 months after giving birth. Recovery has been brutal the past 2 years but I was recently rear ended AGAIN in another hit and run. So my doctor basically tells me that my only hope of getting better is between yoga, pilates or bike riding. I definitely invested the funnest of the 3 with this bike. I obsessively researched my options and read as many reviews as possible. After much deliberation this beautiful bicycle won out. I went to several bike shops but no one has anything like this to try. I had to rely on the opinions of my fellow Amazonians and you all didn't let me down. I LOVE this bike!!! For someone like me with multiple injuries and wants to reclaim their health while feeling like you're 12 again, here is your daily zen. I've taken the bicycle around my neighborhood the last few days and my body isn't complaining as far as my injuries are concerned. I can feel that my quads, hamstrings and core have all been engaged without bothering my knees or back. A few things to note: I got the teal version with the impression that the rims were chocolate brown but they are really mauve. I got gorgeous rear double pannier bags (Basil Bloom Gardenia Line) that have mauve and pink on them so it didn't bother me at all. These bags helped me to choose between the teal frame over the blue with teal rims, also stunning. If you're big on style details this is something to know. I assembled this in about an hour with no prior knowledge of how to do so. When it came to tightening the seat I just couldn't figure it out. My boyfriend showed me that if I opened the clamp, held the seat in place then twirled the clamp around clockwise and reclamped it, everything tightened in place. I highly recommend this to bicycle to anyone. The 7 speeds are smooth and there's nothing like the feeling of being a kid again.