So, the other day I was downtown with my mother and brother-in-law to check out bikes. It was my bro-in-law's birthday, and he decided he wanted a bike. Cool beans! We went to 5th Street here in Austin to the AWESOME AustinBikes. These guys were super cool and crazy knowledgeable--and they let us test ride some bikes.
I fell in love! I wasn't even shopping for a bike, but the second I started rolling the feeling of being 12 years old came screaming back to me. All I could think of was...."I need a bike." However, I couldn't spend the $585 on this hybrid Scott I was riding around.
Really, I couldn't afford anything in the shop. And that's okay! I will go back to AustinBike when I have given a commitment to riding around seriously. For now, however, I just needed (WANTED) a beater bike I could use as a jumping off point.
So, this morning, I went on Craigslist, perused and emailed everyone with a bike that was $70 bucks or under. I got one email back within 5 minutes, a red Magna (I think it's just a Target brand, but no idea), that was barely used--15-speed. I got the guy to agree to drop it off (sweet!) AND drop the price to $50 (with a pricetag still attached the bike, I was cool with that.). He brought it by, and it was exactly what I expected. A basic bike. I got up on it and rode around the block and was immediately overjoyed at my purchase. Got back home, made some tweaks to the brakes, oiled up the chain a bit, pumped the tires. Done and done. Is it still a total piece of shit? Totally. Do I love it already? Absolutely.
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| My little POS beater :) |
It makes me miss my kickass old Schwinn Mountain bike that my dad bought me when I was 12--Before Huffy or Walmart bought the brand. That bad boy was $600 and kicked ass. I decided that if I can commit some real miles to this beater, by my birthday I'd love to get a Diamondback Hybrid.
In specific:
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| The Diamondback Insight 2.....pretty fucking sweet, right? |
I feel like a lot of you will question my running--relax 1) I love running 2)I have waaaaay too many running shoes and gadgets justify not doing it. It's just fun to have another thing to go between. Break up any monotony, you know? Monotony is a mother-fucker.
I think I'm gonna hop on Amazon, pick up a little basket for the front so I can take it the grocery store or Walgreens if we need something small. Sounds fun.
Anyways, that's all for now guys. I have another post ready to roll tomorrow--Giveaways galore coming up in the next two months! If you love EnergyBits or SkinnyBits---You'll dig my first giveaway....More to come....Stay tuned peep-eroonis. :)
Go Fork Yourselves,
Krissy
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