buy a bicycle

i haven’t ridden since i was a teenager.. riding along happily in my neighborhood.. with not a worry in the world.. those days are long gone lol

i went biking with a friend over the weekend (short 10 mile city trip) and decided it was time to buy a bike of my own

i liked the cadent ft1 a lot.. and the price was decent ($479).. which i guess is reasonable for a brand new bike..

i’ll be doing mostly roadies in this anyway.. with the occasional dirt trail

I have been thinking about getting a bike for a few reasons. The first is that it is better on the environment for me to ride a bike instead of drive my car. The second is that gas prices are just silly expensive. They are going back up again, and I am tired of watching the prices. Third, riding a bike would help me get into better shape. I have been pretty sedentary lately, and it would be nice to get active again.

As I live in a pretty car-centric place I don’t think I will give up my car just yet. That is something I would eventually like to do, even if just for a little while. But that is a goal for sometime in the future. The bike comes first!

Since I can ride public transit for free, I am hoping that I can get places a lot cheaper if I pair taking the bus with my bike.

I haven’t ridden a bicycle since I was a teenager. However, Frogette loves to bike, and she’s getting too fast to walk with while she does so. Frog also likes to ride, and he would really like us all to go as a family.

I do not, however, have the money or the interest in buying a fancy shmancy bike. I’d much rather buy used. I’ve looked at a few garage sales, but haven’t seen one yet. I’ll try the thrift stores next, and then look at Craig’s List. Ideally, I’d like a very simple, easy to ride, no-maintance, toddler-seat addition possible one that I can get for under 60 dollars.

(Advice from the pedal power people is welcome.)

Not so sure I want to ride a bicycle for a long time. We’ll see.

I bought a cheaper bike than originally intended but I htink it will be good enough for my needs. Its a giant mountain bike, ladies. UPland model. About $500 Australian. I also bought a new helmet, new gloves, a pannier rack, two new tyre tubes, and probably something else. I will have to get new tyres for overseas trip but i have good tyres for this upcoming trip. I will also have to buy new panniers but for now I can use the ones around here. I am a bit scared at how much weight my gear will be as I have to take a tent and cooking gear and sleeping gear too. This is much heavier than i took last time. Oh and I am going to take my laptop. And a voice recorder (also bought today). All i need now is a decent camera.

one of those Dutch city bicycles. It doesn’t have to be Dutch, but in that style. I want an elegant bike I can ride while wearing a dress or something non-athletic (as I am not athletic…). Something to cruise down to the corner store on. With a basket!!!

i am deciding betwee a scott or a felt road bike..
i think i would prefer the felt bike, but ti may be a lot more expensive.

Got the bike, yay! Now I just have to fix it up a little. Going to run over to the bicycle collective near my work tomorrow and get a new seat for it, and by Saturday (if everything goes as planned) it should be in working order. I’m excited!

Not bad for $200…on Craiglist good ones are going for way more than that. I’m glad I kept my ear open with my friends, and bought from someone I know. It ended up being a much better deal that way.

I am going to pick up a bike a bought from a friend on Thursday! Yay! No more car for me…with the weather being like it is lately, I may never drive again! Exclamation point!

She’s throwing in a helmet and bike pump for free. The only issue is that it’s missing a seat, which can easily be replaced. Otherwise, it’s pretty much in brand-new condition. Gimme.

Not this bike.