We had a pretty good day today. The weather was nice and we got out and did some stuff. A very nice family day. I ended up getting a bike for about a hundred bucks. It is a pretty basic generic 7 speed. It is probably closer to a cruiser than a mountain bike in that it has a comfortable seat and moderately treaded tires but without that whole annoying psuedo vintage hipster vibe.
My plans for it are as alternate transportation. Since my old car got scrapped we have 1 vehicle here and I haven't been doing a great job of sharing during the work week. Walking is fine but it takes time which is pretty valuable. A bike will let me buy back some time and is also kind of fun in nice weather. I did a test ride and can conservatively get to work in about 1/4 of the time the walk takes.
The bike is pretty low speed/ high drag. We try not to spend a bunch of money on stuff we aren't sure is going to get used and the cost was just right. Worst case we are out $100 bucks. The goal is to have a bike for me to use not to get the best bike ever. I have no delusions about it being TEOTWAWKI or Tour De France ready so that is OK. You can always put more money into stuff later.
So Elmo's Riding! Yes, I have a toddler so we watch the same kid cartoons over and over again and they gets stuck in my head. Also lets be honest that Elmo is actually pretty awesome.
Anyway I got a bike today. I may do some shopping for a rack or basket down the road.
My plans for it are as alternate transportation. Since my old car got scrapped we have 1 vehicle here and I haven't been doing a great job of sharing during the work week. Walking is fine but it takes time which is pretty valuable. A bike will let me buy back some time and is also kind of fun in nice weather. I did a test ride and can conservatively get to work in about 1/4 of the time the walk takes.
The bike is pretty low speed/ high drag. We try not to spend a bunch of money on stuff we aren't sure is going to get used and the cost was just right. Worst case we are out $100 bucks. The goal is to have a bike for me to use not to get the best bike ever. I have no delusions about it being TEOTWAWKI or Tour De France ready so that is OK. You can always put more money into stuff later.
So Elmo's Riding! Yes, I have a toddler so we watch the same kid cartoons over and over again and they gets stuck in my head. Also lets be honest that Elmo is actually pretty awesome.
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As my best friend said, "You know you're a Dad when you whistle Disney flick tunes at work".
Ha ha! I actually sing "Bear Necessities" from "The Jungle Book".
You mean you eat ants?
You better believe it, and you're gonna love the way it tickles! : )
OOH! Get some tacti-cool streamers for the handlebars too;)
The newly designed frame with a thicker top tube coupled with the neon rims make the Mammoth something to behold.
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