Bike!

[woodface]

DSCN2925, originally uploaded by woodface_pics.

I bought a new bike. I've only had this third hand bike for a few years now which is just a disaster to ride, but it was well enough to stand by the station and not be stolen. So now, after my vacation and realising how much I miss having a good bike, I went out and bought one.

It's a Thompson (they're a belgian brand) and I loves it. It doesn't have the pretty curve most American bikes have, but I do like the design. More importantly, it rides like a dream. Switching speed goes so smoothly. I love it muchly!

Comments

[rhi-silverflame.livejournal.com]

Oooooh, that's a shiny bike. I need one too -- my mom sold mine while I was in college and didn't tell me, and I haven't had one since. :/

[woodface]

I realised how much I was missing it when I went on holiday and yeah... Bike! So much fun!

[amilyn.livejournal.com]

That is NICE!

My only problem with bikes is that I can't keep my balance if I have to lean forward hardly at all, so I have to have handles that come back farther than most bike handles...so I still ride and old ladies' 3-speed with twin saddlebag baskets (mine are bigger than the ones in that photo) and I literally cannot ride a conventional old curly-handle 10-speed. Mountain bikes are hard, though not as bad as 10-speeds, and I can't tell for sure about yours.

But I'm SO glad it rides well! And what a great kickstand and wowza brakes!

[woodface]

I think you would have loved the model lower then. It let you sit up and it rode like a dream too. 24 speeds and I took it up a pretty steep hill and didn't even have to try to stand up to get up it. I think you should be able to find something similar over there!